Steve Webb
LOS ANGELES, CA — In Japanese, they say “yappari,” which roughly translated means “of course.” It only makes sense that the biggest name in baseball would lead jersey sales after joining a new team. And that’s exactly what happened.
MLB and MLB Players, Inc. (MLBPI) jointly announced the final tallies today, and as you might guess, the Boys in Blue are well represented. In addition to Ohtani at the top of the leaderboard, three other Dodgers made the top twenty: Mookie Betts finished 4th, Freddie Freeman was 18th, and in his 17th and perhaps final season, Cooperstown-bound Clayton Kershaw came in in19th place on this year’s list.
- Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies
- Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
- Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Francisco Lindor, New York Mets
- Ronald Acuña Jr., Atlanta Braves
- Juan Soto, New York Yankees
- Jose Altuve, Houston Astros
- Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres
- Nolan Arenado, Louis Cardinals
- Corey Seager, Texas Rangers
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays
- Trea Turner, Philadelphia Phillies
- Elly De La Cruz, Cincinnati Reds
- Pete Alonso, New York Mets
- Manny Machado, San Diego Padres
- José Ramírez, Cleveland Guardians
- Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Adley Rutschman, Baltimore Orioles
Shohei earned every penny of that licensing money. He had one of the most remarkable season in Dodgers history in 2024, hitting .310 with 54 home runs, 59 stolen bases and an OPS of 1.036. I mean who wouldn’t buy this guy’s jersey?
Yappari.
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