2026 MLB Fantasy Designated Hitter Rankings
Updated August 13, 2026
The top fantasy DH in fantasy baseball for the 2026 MLB season is Shohei Ohtani (LAD), who scored 1,633.0 fantasy points — 14.3 per game over 114 games. The full top-24 DH rankings are below.
| # | Player | Team | Pts | PPG | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shohei Ohtani | LAD | 1,633.0 | 14.3 | 114 |
| 2 | Yordan Alvarez | HOU | 1,311.0 | 11.0 | 119 |
| 3 | Kyle Schwarber | PHI | 1,127.0 | 9.8 | 115 |
| 4 | Yandy Díaz | TB | 993.0 | 8.7 | 114 |
| 5 | Ivan Herrera | STL | 905.0 | 7.6 | 119 |
| 6 | Josh Bell | MIN | 888.0 | 7.7 | 116 |
| 7 | Joc Pederson | TEX | 757.0 | 7.0 | 108 |
| 8 | Dominic Canzone | SEA | 701.0 | 6.7 | 105 |
| 9 | Salvador Perez | KC | 700.0 | 6.3 | 112 |
| 10 | George Springer | TOR | 674.0 | 7.5 | 90 |
| 11 | Andrew Benintendi | CWS | 674.0 | 6.5 | 104 |
| 12 | Christian Yelich | MIL | 648.0 | 7.8 | 83 |
| 13 | Eugenio Suárez | CIN | 599.0 | 6.9 | 87 |
| 14 | Nathaniel Lowe | CLE | 582.0 | 6.6 | 88 |
| 15 | Bryce Eldridge | SF | 573.0 | 7.4 | 77 |
| 16 | Dominic Smith | ATL | 497.0 | 5.2 | 95 |
| 17 | Masataka Yoshida | BOS | 477.0 | 5.7 | 83 |
| 18 | Marcell Ozuna | PIT | 405.0 | 5.8 | 70 |
| 19 | Michael Conforto | CHC | 399.0 | 5.1 | 79 |
| 20 | José Tena | WSH | 390.0 | 4.3 | 91 |
| 21 | Randal Grichuk | CWS | 388.0 | 4.8 | 81 |
| 22 | Jahmai Jones | BOS | 216.0 | 3.1 | 70 |
| 23 | Rob Refsnyder | SEA | 143.0 | 2.7 | 53 |
| 24 | Jorge Polanco | NYM | 126.0 | 3.7 | 34 |
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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 1,633.0 fantasy points (14.3 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.