As his team prepares for the postseason, New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge will finish the 2019 season with the most popular player jersey in MLB for the third consecutive year of his young career.
Immediately following Judge on the list is fellow superstar outfielder Bryce Harper, who began the season with the league's most popular jersey after his much-anticipated free-agent signing with the Philadelphia Phillies.
The list, released jointly Friday by MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association, is based on sales of Majestic jerseys from MLBShop.com, the official online shop of Major League Baseball, since Opening Day.
For the first time since MLB player jersey rankings have been released, the nine most popular players are all under the age of 30, including Dodgers All-Star outfielder Cody Bellinger (#3/age 24), 2016 World Series Champion Javier Báez (#4/age 26), reigning National League MVP Christian Yelich (#5/age 27) and 2018 NL Rookie of the Year Ronald Acuña Jr. (#6/age 21). Pete Alonso, the 2019 T-Mobile Home Run Derby Champion, MLB home run leader and NL Rookie of the Year candidate, made his debut on the list, ranking No. 14 in MLB.
Nine different clubs are represented in the top 10 most popular player jerseys, while the top 20 overall includes 10 infielders, seven outfielders, two pitchers and one catcher.
Most popular MLB player jerseys of 2019
1. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
2. Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies
3. Cody Bellinger, Los Angeles Dodgers
4. Javier Báez, Chicago Cubs
5. Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers
6. Ronald Acuña Jr., Atlanta Braves
7. Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox
8. Jose Altuve, Houston Astros
9. Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
10. Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs
11. Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals
12. Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
13. Alex Bregman, Houston Astros
14. Pete Alonso, New York Mets
15. Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves
16. Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs
17. Francisco Lindor, Cleveland Indians
18. Paul Goldschmidt, St. Louis Cardinals
19. Jacob DeGrom, New York Mets
20. George Springer, Houston Astros
