Record Jersey Sales
Shohei Ohtani Breaks Record With Fourth Consecutive Season Of Top MLB Jersey Sales
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Shohei Ohtani topped Major League Baseball’s jersey-sales rankings for a fourth consecutive season, becoming the first player to do so since tracking began in 2010. Aaron Judge ranked second, followed by Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, whose third-place finish was the highest for a Cubs player since 2018. Ronald Acuña Jr. and Fernando Tatis Jr. rounded out the top five. The Dodgers had four players in the top 20, while Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Munetaka Murakami made history as the first trio of Japanese players to appear in the top 20. The rankings, released by MLB and MLB Players, Inc., reflect Nike jersey sales through Fanatics sites since Opening Day.
Key Points
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Ohtani’s jersey has been the top seller in the United States, Japan and worldwide since 2023. Despite injuries limiting him to 132 games this season, he was batting .278 with 30 home runs and had not pitched since July 3.
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Crow-Armstrong’s breakthrough season included becoming the first Cubs player—and the seventh player in MLB history—to hit at least 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in one season.
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Judge’s season was curtailed by injuries: a fractured rib and calf strain limited him to 66 games, and his status for the playoffs was uncertain after he returned to the injured list with a calf issue.
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The jersey rankings arrived just ahead of the postseason, with the Dodgers, Yankees and Cubs—all represented by players among the top three sellers—having secured playoff berths.
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