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Estimated Opposite-Field Balls 2026

Balls estimated toward the opposite side: right field for right-handed hitters, or left field for left-handed hitters. 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 Opposite-Field Balls / 2026

Bo Bichette

NYM

201

Season leader

Estimated Opposite-Field Balls2026 season
#	Player	Team	Oppo balls
1	B. BichetteBo Bichette	NYM	201
2	L. ArraezLuis Arraez	PHI	189
3	N. HoernerNico Hoerner	CHC	171
4	Y. DíazYandy Díaz	TB	165
5	M. DubónMauricio Dubón	ATL	160
6	S. KwanSteven Kwan	CLE	157
7	C. SimpsonChandler Simpson	TB	156
8	O. LopezOtto Lopez	MIA	148
9	X. EdwardsXavier Edwards	MIA	146
10	S. StewartSal Stewart	CIN	143
11	T. TurnerTrea Turner	PHI	142
12	C. RafaelaCeddanne Rafaela	BOS	138
13	G. MorenoGabriel Moreno	AZ	138
14	A. BohmAlec Bohm	PHI	136
15	F. FreemanFreddie Freeman	LAD	136
16	F. Tatis Jr.Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	135
17	W. AbreuWilyer Abreu	BOS	133
18	C. BengeCarson Benge	NYM	131
19	K. McGonigleKevin McGonigle	DET	130
20	J. ArandaJonathan Aranda	TB	130
21	D. LileDaylen Lile	WSH	128
22	N. GonzalesNick Gonzales	PIT	127
23	B. TurangBrice Turang	MIL	127
24	L. KeaschallLuke Keaschall	MIN	126
25	B. Witt Jr.Bobby Witt Jr.	KC	126
26	V. Guerrero Jr.Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	126
27	J. MangumJake Mangum	PIT	121
28	M. MachadoManny Machado	SD	118
29	J. MerrillJackson Merrill	SD	118
30	J. NaylorJosh Naylor	SEA	117
31	M. OlsonMatt Olson	ATL	117
32	J. RodríguezJulio Rodríguez	SEA	115
33	D. BaldwinDrake Baldwin	ATL	115
34	J. Hoo LeeJung Hoo Lee	SF	114
35	M. BuschMichael Busch	CHC	113
36	M. Harris IIMichael Harris II	ATL	113
37	B. ReynoldsBryan Reynolds	PIT	112
38	Y. AlvarezYordan Alvarez	HOU	112
39	C. WalkerChristian Walker	HOU	111
40	M. WinnMasyn Winn	STL	111
41	C. DeLauterChase DeLauter	CLE	111
42	S. PerezSalvador Perez	KC	111
43	W. ContrerasWilliam Contreras	MIL	110
44	A. PagesAndy Pages	LAD	110
45	R. ArozarenaRandy Arozarena	SEA	110
46	O. AlbiesOzzie Albies	ATL	110
47	T. RumfieldTJ Rumfield	COL	109
48	J. AdellJo Adell	CLE	109
49	I. HerreraIván Herrera	STL	108
50	S. AntonacciSam Antonacci	CWS	108

Oppo balls: Balls estimated toward the opposite side: right field for right-handed hitters, or left field for left-handed hitters. MLBDB estimates direction from recorded hit locations and the hand used to bat on that play.

Understanding Estimated Opposite-Field Balls

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