youngest position players with at least one plate appearance in a season

Taylor Shaffer is the youngest with 1+ plate appearance in a season. He was 14 years old in his rookie season in 1884.

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	NAME	Age	PA	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Taylor Shaffer T. Shaffer	14	269	1884	TOT	66	251	30	50	5	2	0		18					59	7					.199		.235		30	-9.6	.233	80	-7.5
2	Jim Derrington J. Derrington	16	2	1956	CWS	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0.2	.454	172	0.2
3	Alex George A. George	16	11	1955	KCA	5	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	0	-1.6	.148	-24	-1.7
4	Tommy Brown T. Brown	16	160	1944	BKN	46	146	17	24	4	0	0	8	8	0	17	0		28	4	6			3	.164	.208	.192	.400	2	-15.1	.196	12	-16.5
5	Putsy Caballero P. Caballero	16	4	1944	PHN	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-1	-0.9	.000	-108	-1
6	Roger McKee R. McKee	16	6	1943	PHN	4	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0		1	0	0			0	.200	.333	.200	.533	0	-0.2	.280	67	-0.2
7	Carl Scheib C. Scheib	16	5	1943	PHA	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0			0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-1	-1.1	.000	-115	-1.2
8	Coonie Blank C. Blank	16	2	1909	SLN	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.4	.000	-95	-0.4
9	Joe Stanley J. Stanley	16	1	1897	WSH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.3	.000	-99	-0.3
10	Tom Hess T. Hess	16	2	1892	BAL	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0					.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.5	.000	-77	-0.5
11	Willie McGill W. McGill	16	90	1890	CLP	24	68	10	10	2	0	0	6	21	1	16	0		12	2					.147	.356	.176	.532	12	-2.1	.308	77	-3.6
12	Piggy Ward P. Ward	16	5	1883	PHN	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2			0	0					.000		.000		0	-1.2	.000	-48	-1.2
13	Leonidas Lee L. Lee	16	18	1877	STL	4	18	0	5	1	0	0	0	0		1			6	1					.278		.333		2	-0.1	.280	100	0
14	Frank Pearce F. Pearce	16	2	1876	LOU	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0					.000		.000		0	-0.4	.000	-53	-0.5
15	Willie Crawford W. Crawford	17	17	1964	LAD	10	16	3	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	1	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	.313	.353	.375	.728	2	0.3	.327	116	0.3
16	Larry Dierker L. Dierker	17	3	1964	HOU	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.7	.000	-106	-0.7
17	Ed Kirkpatrick E. Kirkpatrick	17	6	1962	LAA	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-1	-1.5	.000	-106	-1.5
18	Ed Kranepool E. Kranepool	17	6	1962	NYM	3	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	0	-0.5	.214	21	-0.6
19	Danny Murphy D. Murphy	17	81	1960	CHC	31	75	7	9	2	0	1	6	4	1	13	0	0	14	3	1	0	0	2	.120	.175	.187	.362	0	-9.3	.171	-3	-9.9
20	Tim McCarver T. McCarver	17	26	1959	STL	8	24	3	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.208	.439	1	-2.3	.208	16	-2.7
21	Jim Derrington J. Derrington	17	7	1957	CWS	20	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	0	-1	.141	-21	-1
22	Rod Miller R. Miller	17	1	1957	BKN	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.2	.000	-116	-0.3
23	Claude Osteen C. Osteen	17	1	1957	CIN	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.2	.000	-117	-0.3
24	Dave Skaugstad D. Skaugstad	17	2	1957	CIN	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0.1	.351	108	0
25	Frank Zupo F. Zupo	17	13	1957	BAL	10	12	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	-1	-2	.123	-29	-2

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HR Leaders

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Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

43

Alonso

RBI Leaders

115

Burleson

113

Alonso

111

Stewart

Batting Average Leaders

.315

Alvarez

.311

Moreno

.310

Arraez

Hit Leaders

189

Lopez

185

Arraez

181

Tatis

Run Leaders

119

Crow-Armstrong

111

Arozarena

105

Rice

OBP Leaders

.433

Alvarez

.391

Bauers

.389

Rumfield

SLG Leaders

.599

Alvarez

.570

Crow-Armstrong

.534

Rice

SB Leaders

49

Nuñez

46

Simpson

44

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

18

Sánchez

18

Gray

16

Rodriguez

Strikeout Leaders

248

Williams

247

Misiorowski

239

Schlittler

ERA Leaders

1.86

Misiorowski

1.95

Schlittler

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Sale

WHIP Leaders

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Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

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Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

12.11

Williams

K/BB Leaders

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Sale

5.88

Misiorowski

5.44

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

25

Martinez

31

Sale

32

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MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,354.3

Crow-Armstrong

2,283.3

Ohtani

2,048.4

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,786

Crow-Armstrong

1,607.6

Ohtani

1,537

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

92-68

90-70

87-73

86-74

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Worst Record ATS

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	93	67	.581
Phillies	87	73	.544	6.0
Marlins	79	81	.494	14.0
Nationals	76	84	.475	17.0
Mets	73	87	.456	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	101	59	.631
Cubs - w	88	73	.547	13.5
Pirates	81	79	.506	20.0
Cardinals	77	83	.481	24.0
Reds	74	86	.463	27.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	98	62	.613
Padres - w	89	71	.556	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	74	.538	12.0
Giants	65	95	.406	33.0
Rockies	57	103	.356	41.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	97	63	.606
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	74	.540	10.5
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	78	82	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - x	84	76	.525
White Sox - x	83	77	.519	1.0
Twins	76	84	.475	8.0
Tigers	75	85	.469	9.0
Royals	68	92	.425	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	79	81	.494
Rangers	79	81	.494
Mariners	74	86	.463	5.0
Athletics	64	96	.400	15.0
Angels	62	98	.388	17.0