2026 MLB Fantasy Designated Hitter Rankings
Updated September 27, 2026
The top fantasy DH in fantasy baseball for the 2026 MLB season is Shohei Ohtani (LAD), who scored 1,831.0 fantasy points — 13.4 per game over 137 games. The full top-31 DH rankings are below.
| # | Player | Team | Pts | PPG | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shohei Ohtani | LAD | 1,831.0 | 13.4 | 137 |
| 2 | Yordan Alvarez | HOU | 1,632.0 | 10.5 | 156 |
| 3 | Ben Rice | NYY | 1,502.0 | 9.8 | 154 |
| 4 | Kyle Schwarber | PHI | 1,463.0 | 9.5 | 154 |
| 5 | Yandy Díaz | TB | 1,282.0 | 8.4 | 153 |
| 6 | Ivan Herrera | STL | 1,204.0 | 7.6 | 159 |
| 7 | Josh Bell | MIN | 1,152.0 | 7.6 | 152 |
| 8 | Dominic Canzone | SEA | 1,054.0 | 7.3 | 144 |
| 9 | Salvador Perez | KC | 965.0 | 6.4 | 150 |
| 10 | George Springer | TOR | 923.0 | 7.4 | 125 |
| 11 | Eugenio Suárez | CIN | 912.0 | 7.4 | 124 |
| 12 | Christian Yelich | MIL | 894.0 | 7.7 | 116 |
| 13 | Taylor Ward | SEA | 886.0 | 6.2 | 142 |
| 14 | Andrew Benintendi | CWS | 854.0 | 6.1 | 140 |
| 15 | Randal Grichuk | CWS | 624.0 | 5.4 | 115 |
| 16 | Michael Conforto | CHC | 598.0 | 5.3 | 112 |
| 17 | Lars Nootbaar | AZ | 557.0 | 6.3 | 88 |
| 18 | Dominic Smith | ATL | 507.0 | 4.8 | 106 |
| 19 | Jesús Sánchez | AZ | 500.0 | 4.8 | 105 |
| 20 | Moisés Ballesteros | LAA | 499.0 | 4.8 | 103 |
| 21 | José Tena | WSH | 483.0 | 4.2 | 114 |
| 22 | Mickey Gasper | BOS | 421.0 | 6.3 | 67 |
| 23 | Agustín Ramírez | MIA | 413.0 | 5.9 | 70 |
| 24 | Marcell Ozuna | PIT | 405.0 | 5.8 | 70 |
| 25 | Jose Fernandez | AZ | 352.0 | 5.0 | 71 |
| 26 | Eduardo Valencia | DET | 316.0 | 7.9 | 40 |
| 27 | Jahmai Jones | BOS | 298.0 | 3.2 | 93 |
| 28 | Austin Hays | SD | 174.0 | 4.7 | 37 |
| 29 | Rob Refsnyder | SEA | 143.0 | 2.7 | 53 |
| 30 | Sean Keys | TOR | 97.0 | 4.2 | 23 |
| 31 | Kyle Farmer | ATL | 25.0 | 1.9 | 13 |
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MLB Designated Hitter rankings FAQ
Who is the #1 fantasy DH for 2026?
Shohei Ohtani of LAD ranks as the top fantasy DH, scoring 1,831.0 fantasy points (13.4 per game) in 2026.
How are these MLB DH rankings calculated?
Players are ranked by total fantasy points scored during the 2026 MLB season, pulled live from FantasyBot's data layer. Points per game (PPG) is shown to account for missed games.