Shohei Ohtani has exploded into one of the crucial talked-about avid gamers in all of baseball in fresh seasons. In step with a press drop from Primary League Baseball, the Los Angeles Angels designated hitter and establishing pitcher has completed the 2023 season with probably the most prevailing jersey around the league.

The checklist tallies the jersey gross sales from MLBShop.com of participant jerseys during the 2023 season.

This marks the primary season during which Ohtani has crowned probably the most prevailing jerseys checklist. Ohtani had in the past seemed within the supremacy 10 on two events (2018 and 2021). It is usually the primary month during which a Jap participant has been topped as having the MLB’s maximum prevailing jersey. Ohtani completed the 2023 season with a 10-5 document and a three.14 ERA in 23 begins, past additionally slugging 44 house runs and riding in 95 runs prior to his future was once trim shorten because of an elbow shock. 

Simply at the back of Ohtani was once Ronald Acuña Jr. because the Atlanta Braves big name got here in at Negative. 2 at the checklist. The Braves had been closely represented at the MLB’s maximum prevailing jerseys checklist with Matt Olson (Negative. 8), Austin Riley (Negative. 12), and Ozzie Albies (Negative. 18) additionally showing at the checklist in 2023.

Seattle Mariners big name Julio Rodríguez (Negative. 7) and Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman (Negative. 20) each made their first appearances at the checklist. Rodríguez is the primary Mariners participant to ever end within the supremacy 10 at the maximum prevailing jerseys checklist because the league establishing maintaining a tally of the stats in 2010. Ohtani’s teammate, Mike Trout, additionally seemed within the supremacy 10 at the checklist for the tenth consecutive season as he landed at Negative. 10.

Cincinnati Reds big name shortstop Elly De L. a. Cruz, who debuted in June, got here in at Negative. 16 at the checklist along teammate Joey Votto (Negative. 13). De L. a. Cruz is the youngest participant to look at the checklist and the youngest since Acuña in 2018.