Ohtani Again Tops MLB Jersey Sales; Skenes, Raleigh Break into Top 20

Shohei Ohtani topped Major League Baseball jersey sales for the third consecutive year heading into the end of the regular season, according to MLB's annual Fanatics tally released Tuesday. The Dodgers' two-way star was followed by Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge, Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman and shortstop Mookie Betts, Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor and outfielder Juan Soto, and San Francisco third baseman Rafael Devers in the top seven, which remained unchanged from its All-Star break.

Ohtani is the fourth player to lead in three consecutive years since MLB began tracking sales in 2010, joining Derek Jeter (2010-12), Aaron Judge (2017-19) and Mookie Betts (2020-22). MLB started keeping track of sales in 2010.

Skenes, set to win the NL ERA title in his second season with Pittsburgh, was 18th. Raleigh, a Seattle catcher who entered Friday leading the majors with 60 home runs, was 20th. Both had not made the top 20 list at the All-Star break.

Also finishing among the top 20 for the first time were Boston outfielder Jarren Duran at 13th and Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong at 16th. Philadelphia first baseman Bryce Harper moved up two slots to eighth, dropping Houston second baseman Jose Altuve and San Diego outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. each down one.

Atlanta outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. was 11th, followed by Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who plans to retire after the postseason and finished among the top 20 for the 12th time.

Rounding out the top 20 were Cincinnati shortstop Elly De La Cruz at 14th, Toronto first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 15th, New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso 17th and San Diego third baseman Manny Machado 19th.

MLB’s list tracked sales on Fanatics’ sites, including MLBShop.com, since opening day.