The 20 Best-Selling MLB Jerseys of 2026: Where Replica Demand Actually Goes
Every spring, MLB and MLB Players, Inc. publish the most popular player jerseys entering the season, based on Nike jersey sales across the Fanatics network including MLBShop.com. The 2026 list landed in March and it tells a story that has very little to do with who won what.
Methodology. The ranking below is the MLB / MLBPI most-popular player jersey list for 2026, measured across Fanatics network sales since the end of the 2025 World Series. It ranks player jerseys, not clubs, and it counts one retailer network — not the entire market. Where a player changed clubs, we list the club he was with when the list was published. We sell jerseys and we are not affiliated with MLB or any club; this is published data, reproduced with commentary.
The Top 20
| 1 | Shohei Ohtani — Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 2 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto — Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 3 | Aaron Judge — New York Yankees |
| 4 | Cal Raleigh — Seattle Mariners |
| 5 | Mookie Betts — Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 6 | Nolan Arenado — Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 7 | Freddie Freeman — Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 8 | Pete Alonso — Baltimore Orioles |
| 9 | Roman Anthony — Boston Red Sox |
| 10 | Pete Crow-Armstrong — Chicago Cubs |
| 11 | Kyle Schwarber — Philadelphia Phillies |
| 12 | Kiké Hernández — Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 13 | Bryce Harper — Philadelphia Phillies |
| 14 | Juan Soto — New York Mets |
| 15 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. — Toronto Blue Jays |
| 16 | Francisco Lindor — New York Mets |
| 17 | Ronald Acuña Jr. — Atlanta Braves |
| 18 | Paul Skenes — Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 19 | Josh Naylor — Seattle Mariners |
| 20 | Christian Yelich — Milwaukee Brewers |
The Dodgers Are Not a Team on This List, They Are the List
Look at the concentration. Four of the top seven, five of the top twenty — all one club. Ohtani has now held No. 1 for three straight seasons, and Yamamoto at No. 2 makes this the first time two Japanese-born players have held the top two spots entering a season.
There is a retail consequence to that, and we see it in our own stock. When a club has four players in the top ten, fans split. Buy the Betts and you are not buying the Ohtani. The Dodgers do not get four times the sales of a one-star club; they get a larger total spread across more names, which means the long tail of their roster sells better than any other team's, while the peak is shared.
What the List Actually Tells a Buyer
Three things we would take from it if we were shopping.
- A change of scenery sells. Arenado in Arizona at No. 6 and Alonso in Baltimore at No. 8 both moved clubs. Fans buy the new chapter, and they buy it early.
- Breakouts beat reputations. Raleigh at No. 4 and Crow-Armstrong at No. 10 were not on anyone's preseason list a year earlier. A single loud season moves more jerseys than a decade of steady excellence.
- Pitchers can top the list. Yamamoto at No. 2 and Skenes at No. 18 are both arms. The old rule that only position players sell is simply gone.
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Six from the top of the list that we actually stock:
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who has the best-selling MLB jersey in 2026?
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers, for the third straight year. His Dodgers teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto is second — the first time two Japanese-born players have held the top two.
How is the best-selling MLB jersey list compiled?
By MLB and MLB Players, Inc., using Nike jersey sales across the Fanatics network including MLBShop.com, measured since the end of the 2025 World Series. It ranks players, not clubs.
Which MLB team sells the most jerseys?
By representation on the list, the Los Angeles Dodgers — five players in the top twenty and four in the top ten. Note that this measures individual player jerseys, not club totals.
Why did Cal Raleigh and Pete Crow-Armstrong rank so high?
Both broke out in 2025. Raleigh at No. 4 and Crow-Armstrong at No. 10 show that a single loud season moves more jerseys than years of steady production.
Do pitchers sell MLB jerseys?
Yes. Yoshinobu Yamamoto is No. 2 overall and Paul Skenes is No. 18, which would have been unusual a decade ago.
Does a player changing teams affect jersey sales?
Strongly. Nolan Arenado (now Arizona) at No. 6 and Pete Alonso (now Baltimore) at No. 8 both rank high after changing clubs — fans buy the new chapter early.