Most people involved with Major League Baseball know who the most popular players are in the league.
Fan favorites tend to sell the most jerseys, which makes the top jersey sellers a good indication of who the most popular players are.
2024 includes a repeat champion for the most jersey sales in a year.
According to MLB on ‘X,’ Shohei Ohtani tops the most popular jerseys list again in 2024.
Shohei Ohtani has the most popular jersey in Major League Baseball for the 2024 season
He also had the most popular jersey in 2023
1. Shohei Ohtani
2. Bryce Harper
3. Aaron Judge
4. Mookie Betts
5. Francisco Lindor
6. Ronald Acuña Jr.
7. Juan Soto
8. Jose Altuve
9. Fernando… pic.twitter.com/uJTiHnqQln— MLB (@MLB) September 30, 2024
The most popular jersey list includes 10 big-name players who are also fan favorites.
It is no surprise to see Ohtani top the list again as he has taken the league by storm and appears to be in line to win his second straight Most Valuable Player award.
Other big names that made the list include Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia Phillies, Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Francisco Lindor of the New York Mets.
The big market Major League teams appear to make up a good portion of the list.
The Mets, Yankees, Phillies, and Dodgers all appear in the top 5 of this list as they tend to have big-name players on their rosters more often than smaller market teams.
Ohtani has sold the most jerseys for 2 years in a row, but he went from one Los Angeles team to the other when he signed with the Dodgers from the Angels.
On top of being a fan favorite, Ohtani also has the numbers to back up his popularity as he hit 54 home runs and had 130 runs batted in during the 2024 season.
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