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Estimated Balls to Center 2026

Balls estimated toward center field, regardless of batting hand. MLBDB estimates direction from recorded hit locations and the hand used to bat on that play.

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All players with a recorded value; no minimum workload filter. Data through September 27, 2026. Data refreshed Oct 11, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Estimated Balls to Center / 2026

Yandy Díaz

237

Season leader

Estimated Balls to Center2026 season
#	Player	Team	Center balls
1	Y. DíazYandy Díaz	TB	237
2	C. SimpsonChandler Simpson	TB	230
3	N. HoernerNico Hoerner	CHC	225
4	O. LopezOtto Lopez	MIA	220
5	E. ClementErnie Clement	TOR	218
6	A. BohmAlec Bohm	PHI	214
7	L. ArraezLuis Arraez	PHI	206
8	W. ContrerasWilliam Contreras	MIL	203
9	F. Tatis Jr.Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	202
10	T. TurnerTrea Turner	PHI	197
11	V. Guerrero Jr.Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	194
12	M. DubónMauricio Dubón	ATL	189
13	B. BichetteBo Bichette	NYM	188
14	M. Harris IIMichael Harris II	ATL	188
15	I. HerreraIván Herrera	STL	187
16	J. NaylorJosh Naylor	SEA	186
17	K. McGonigleKevin McGonigle	DET	185
18	S. KwanSteven Kwan	CLE	184
19	S. StewartSal Stewart	CIN	181
20	B. NimmoBrandon Nimmo	TEX	181
21	J. McCarthyJake McCarthy	COL	179
22	B. Witt Jr.Bobby Witt Jr.	KC	179
23	C. DurbinCaleb Durbin	BOS	177
24	J. WalkerJordan Walker	STL	176
25	J. CamineroJunior Caminero	TB	175
26	J. ChourioJackson Chourio	MIL	175
27	G. PerdomoGeraldo Perdomo	AZ	174
28	J. Hoo LeeJung Hoo Lee	SF	173
29	M. BettsMookie Betts	LAD	173
30	A. BregmanAlex Bregman	CHC	171
31	J. WetherholtJJ Wetherholt	STL	171
32	S. PerezSalvador Perez	KC	171
33	B. StottBryson Stott	PHI	170
34	K. MarteKetel Marte	AZ	169
35	N. GonzalesNick Gonzales	PIT	167
36	B. LeeBrooks Lee	MIN	167
37	J. RodríguezJulio Rodríguez	SEA	165
38	J. AdellJo Adell	CLE	165
39	C. BengeCarson Benge	NYM	164
40	T. RumfieldTJ Rumfield	COL	164
41	P. AlonsoPete Alonso	BAL	163
42	J. BellJosh Bell	MIN	163
43	X. EdwardsXavier Edwards	MIA	163
44	C. YoungCole Young	SEA	162
45	W. AbreuWilyer Abreu	BOS	161
46	B. TurangBrice Turang	MIL	160
47	J. AltuveJose Altuve	HOU	160
48	O. AlbiesOzzie Albies	ATL	160
49	B. ReynoldsBryan Reynolds	PIT	159
50	L. KeaschallLuke Keaschall	MIN	159

Center balls: Balls estimated toward center field, regardless of batting hand. MLBDB estimates direction from recorded hit locations and the hand used to bat on that play.

Understanding Estimated Balls to Center

Balls estimated toward center field, regardless of batting hand. MLBDB estimates direction from recorded hit locations and the hand used to bat on that play.

Season rankings use regular-season records. A player has one combined row across teams; the team label identifies the associated team, not a separate team stint.

Source: MLB statistics and MLBDB derived measures. Formulas describe the measure above. Data refreshed Oct 11, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC.