{"id":565621,"date":"2026-02-11T05:30:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T05:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/565621\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T05:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T05:30:27","slug":"two-dodgers-sluggers-ranked-in-top-10-hitters-in-mlb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/565621\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Dodgers Sluggers Ranked in Top 10 Hitters in MLB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two Dodgers were honored as being among the top 10 hitters in Major League Baseball, with one of them taking the top spot in a ranking released Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUlOctSDxz9\/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">detailed by Fox Sports<\/a>, newly acquired outfielder Kyle Tucker slotted in at 10th in their list, while two-way star Shohei Ohtani took the top overall spot over the New York Yankees\u2019 Aaron Judge.<\/p>\n<p>Last year with the Chicago Cubs, Tucker hit .273 with 22 home runs and 73 RBIs. He also recorded 91 runs and 25 stolen bases.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/teoscar-hernandez-shohei-ohtani-celebrate.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-297173\"  \/>Oct 27, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (17) celebrates with right fielder Teoscar Hernandez (37) after a solo home run against the Toronto Blue Jays in the seventh inning during game three of the 2025 MLB World Series at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>During the regular season of the Dodgers\u2019 defense of their World Series title, Ohtani hit .282 with 55 home runs and 102 RBIs, adding 146 runs and 20 stolen bases.<\/p>\n<p>In the playoffs, Ohtani continued to make an impact at the plate, adding eight home runs \u2014 including three in one game, during which he also threw 10 strikeouts from the mound \u2014 14 RBIs and 13 runs.<\/p>\n<p>  Gearing Up for Title Defense<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers are seeking to become the first team to three-peat since the Yankees of the 1998 to 2000, and they have a talented roster with enough firepower at the plate and on the mound to make a run at history.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the two-way dominance of Ohtani and the fresh addition of Tucker, the Boys in Blue are returning experienced hitters like Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman, as well as strong pitchers like Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Blake Snell.<\/p>\n<p>The bullpen has also been strengthened with the <a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/edwin-diaz-explains-why-he-left-mets-signed-with-dodgers\/2025\/12\/12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">addition of star closer Edwin Diaz.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite the big-ticket acquisitions, the Dodgers will have some gaps to fill. Not only did future Hall of Fame pitcher Clayton Kershaw retire at the end of the season, but fan-favorite utility player Kike Hernandez is a free agent and has not yet committed to returning to the team.<\/p>\n<p>When asked by a fan recently, Hernandez <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DodgersNation\/status\/2021283031185555950?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">simply shrugged<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez was asked by a fan if he\u2019ll be returning to the Dodgers.<\/p>\n<p>Kik\u00e9 responded with a simple shrug ?<\/p>\n<p>Dodgers Spring Training kicks off this week.<\/p>\n<p>?: Melanie Miller\/X <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gRjtHxH7FU\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/gRjtHxH7FU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dodgers Nation (@DodgersNation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DodgersNation\/status\/2021283031185555950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 10, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Another fan favorite, lefty reliever Anthony Banda, was also <a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/anthony-banda-waived-by-dodgers-in-stunning-roster-move\/2026\/02\/06\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">recently waived by the Dodgers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sab-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/path\/to\/app-icon.png\" alt=\"App icon\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"\/><\/p>\n<p>LA Baseball Report<\/p>\n<p>Get the app for faster news<\/p>\n<p> <a id=\"sab-cta\" class=\"sab-cta\" href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GET<\/a> \u00d7<br \/>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two Dodgers were honored as being among the top 10 hitters in Major League Baseball, with one of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":565622,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2406],"tags":[5,39,29,1165,4332,4333,774,57,3224,4331,4,468],"class_list":{"0":"post-565621","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-dodgers","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-dodgers","10":"tag-kyle-tucker","11":"tag-la","12":"tag-la-dodgers","13":"tag-ladodgers","14":"tag-los-angeles","15":"tag-los-angeles-dodgers","16":"tag-losangeles","17":"tag-losangelesdodgers","18":"tag-mlb","19":"tag-shohei-ohtani"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116050357771248702","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=565621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565621\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/565622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=565621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=565621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=565621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}