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Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani first to top MLB jersey sales at end of 4 straight seasons

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 25). Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani first to top MLB jersey sales at end of 4 straight seasons. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/dodgers-shohei-ohtani-first-to-top-mlb-jersey-sales-at-end-of-4-straight-seasons/article_ccc09696-51f2-5dc7-8ba8-d1a9644e7e34.html

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Shohei Ohtani has broken a record by leading Major League Baseball jersey sales at the end of four consecutive seasons since tracking began in 2010. Among the top 20 sellers are several players from the Los Angeles Dodgers, including Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts, as well as other notable stars like Aaron Judge, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Ronald Acuña Jr., and Fernando Tatis Jr. Notably, three Japanese players—Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Munetaka Murakami—are in the top 20 for the first time.

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Shohei Ohtani has become the first player to lead Major League Baseball jersey sales at the end of four straight seasons since tracking began in 2010, with Ohtani topping the list for the 2023 season. Among the top 20 sellers, four players are from the two-time World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers: Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees was second in jersey sales, followed by Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs at third, Ronald Acuña Jr. of Atlanta at fourth, and Fernando Tatis Jr. of San Diego at fifth. Notably, Ohtani, along with Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Munetaka Murakami from the Chicago White Sox, mark the first time three Japanese players have been in the top 20 jersey sellers.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has become the first player to lead Major League Baseball jersey sales at the end of four straight seasons since the sport started tracking figures in 2010, among four players in the top 20 on the two-time World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. asserted

sport → become → Dodgers

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was second for the second straight season, MLB and the players’ association affiliate MLB Players, Inc. said Friday. asserted

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Judge finished third in 2023 and ‘24. asserted

Judge → finish → 24

San Diego’s Fernando Tatis Jr. was fifth, followed by the Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman, Philadelphia’s Bryce Harper, the Dodgers’ Mookie Betts and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and the New York Mets’ Juan Soto. asserted

Jr. → follow → Freeman

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox was 20th, and he joined with Ohtani and Yamamoto to become the first trio of Japanese players in the top 20. asserted

he → join → top

Texas’ Corey Seager was 11th, followed by Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Boston’s Adley Rutschman, the Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber, Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes, Seattle’s Cal Raleigh, Cincinnati’s Elly De La Cruz, San Diego’s Jackson Merrill and Arizona’s Nolan Arenado. asserted

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