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Opponents' Estimated Opposite-Field Balls 2026

Balls estimated toward the opposite side: right field for right-handed hitters, or left field for left-handed hitters. For pitchers, these are balls hit against them. 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 / Opponents' Estimated Opposite-Field Balls / 2026

Sandy Alcantara

MIA

174

Season leader

Opponents' Estimated Opposite-Field Balls2026 season
#	Player	Team	Oppo balls
1	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	174
2	E. RodriguezEduardo Rodriguez	AZ	165
3	S. BazShane Baz	BAL	153
4	R. RayRobbie Ray	SD	152
5	T. BibeeTanner Bibee	CLE	143
6	G. KirbyGeorge Kirby	SEA	143
7	A. AbbottAndrew Abbott	CIN	137
8	N. MartinezNick Martinez	TB	137
9	B. WooBryan Woo	SEA	135
10	P. MessickParker Messick	CLE	135
11	M. WachaMichael Wacha	KC	131
12	A. PallanteAndre Pallante	STL	129
13	S. LugoSeth Lugo	KC	128
14	C. SánchezCristopher Sánchez	PHI	127
15	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	DET	127
16	N. McLeanNolan McLean	NYM	127
17	C. SchlittlerCam Schlittler	NYY	126
18	F. PeraltaFreddy Peralta	TB	126
19	P. SkenesPaul Skenes	PIT	124
20	M. McGreevyMichael McGreevy	STL	124
21	K. GausmanKevin Gausman	CHC	124
22	B. SingerBrady Singer	CIN	122
23	C. CavalliCade Cavalli	WSH	121
24	T. BradleyTaj Bradley	MIN	121
25	L. WebbLogan Webb	SF	120
26	M. GoreMacKenzie Gore	TEX	120
27	B. ChandlerBubba Chandler	PIT	120
28	S. ImanagaShota Imanaga	CHC	119
29	S. ManaeaSean Manaea	NYM	119
30	T. RogersTrevor Rogers	BAL	118
31	N. CameronNoah Cameron	KC	118
32	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	CWS	117
33	K. BradishKyle Bradish	BAL	116
34	R. DetmersReid Detmers	LAA	116
35	J. WrobleskiJustin Wrobleski	LAD	115
36	J. MisiorowskiJacob Misiorowski	MIL	114
37	M. LiberatoreMatthew Liberatore	STL	114
38	B. ElderBryce Elder	ATL	114
39	C. ReaColin Rea	CHC	114
40	G. WilliamsGavin Williams	CLE	113
41	D. MayDustin May	MIL	113
42	K. MonteroKeider Montero	DET	112
43	P. LambertPeter Lambert	HOU	112
44	D. RasmussenDrew Rasmussen	TB	110
45	M. KingMichael King	SD	110
46	R. LowderRhett Lowder	CIN	110
47	F. GriffinFoster Griffin	CLE	110
48	W. WarrenWill Warren	NYY	109
49	J. SpringsJeffrey Springs	ATH	107
50	L. GilbertLogan Gilbert	SEA	106

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

Understanding Opponents' Estimated Opposite-Field Balls

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.