2027 MLB Fantasy Designated Hitter Rankings
Updated November 11, 2026
The top fantasy DH in fantasy baseball for the 2026 MLB season is Shohei Ohtani (LAD), who scored 1,837.0 fantasy points — 13.2 per game over 139 games. The full top-44 DH rankings are below.
| # | Player | Team | Pts | PPG | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shohei Ohtani | LAD | 1,837.0 | 13.2 | 139 |
| 2 | Yordan Alvarez | HOU | 1,667.0 | 10.6 | 158 |
| 3 | Ben Rice | NYY | 1,502.0 | 9.8 | 154 |
| 4 | Kyle Schwarber | PHI | 1,482.0 | 9.5 | 156 |
| 5 | Yandy Díaz | TB | 1,300.0 | 8.4 | 154 |
| 6 | Ivan Herrera | STL | 1,208.0 | 7.5 | 161 |
| 7 | Josh Bell | MIN | 1,179.0 | 7.7 | 154 |
| 8 | Dominic Canzone | SEA | 1,071.0 | 7.3 | 146 |
| 9 | Salvador Perez | KC | 976.0 | 6.4 | 152 |
| 10 | George Springer | TOR | 929.0 | 7.4 | 126 |
| 11 | Eugenio Suárez | CIN | 920.0 | 7.4 | 125 |
| 12 | Christian Yelich | MIL | 899.0 | 7.6 | 118 |
| 13 | Taylor Ward | SEA | 895.0 | 6.3 | 143 |
| 14 | Andrew Benintendi | CWS | 876.0 | 6.2 | 141 |
| 15 | Joc Pederson | TEX | 870.0 | 6.4 | 136 |
| 16 | Bryce Eldridge | SF | 870.0 | 8.1 | 107 |
| 17 | Randal Grichuk | CWS | 646.0 | 5.5 | 117 |
| 18 | Michael Conforto | CHC | 609.0 | 5.4 | 113 |
| 19 | Dominic Smith | ATL | 527.0 | 4.9 | 108 |
| 20 | Masataka Yoshida | BOS | 503.0 | 5.8 | 87 |
| 21 | Moisés Ballesteros | LAA | 501.0 | 4.8 | 104 |
| 22 | José Tena | CLE | 483.0 | 4.2 | 115 |
| 23 | Miguel Andujar | SD | 425.0 | 5.7 | 74 |
| 24 | Mickey Gasper | BOS | 421.0 | 6.3 | 67 |
| 25 | Agustín Ramírez | MIA | 418.0 | 5.8 | 72 |
| 26 | Marcell Ozuna | PIT | 405.0 | 5.8 | 70 |
| 27 | Logan O'Hoppe | TEX | 360.0 | 4.2 | 85 |
| 28 | Brent Rooker | ATH | 354.0 | 7.4 | 48 |
| 29 | Jose Fernandez | AZ | 352.0 | 4.9 | 72 |
| 30 | Eduardo Valencia | DET | 350.0 | 8.3 | 42 |
| 31 | Jahmai Jones | BOS | 298.0 | 3.2 | 94 |
| 32 | Adrian Del Castillo | AZ | 297.0 | 4.6 | 64 |
| 33 | Austin Hays | SD | 190.0 | 5.0 | 38 |
| 34 | Giancarlo Stanton | NYY | 174.0 | 7.3 | 24 |
| 35 | Rob Refsnyder | SEA | 143.0 | 2.7 | 53 |
| 36 | Jorge Polanco | NYM | 137.0 | 3.7 | 37 |
| 37 | Josue De Paula | LAD | 108.0 | 9.8 | 11 |
| 38 | Romy Gonzalez | BOS | 102.0 | 5.4 | 19 |
| 39 | Sean Keys | TOR | 102.0 | 4.1 | 25 |
| 40 | Will Wagner | SD | 60.0 | 3.8 | 16 |
| 41 | Tyler Black | MIL | 59.0 | 6.6 | 9 |
| 42 | Kevin Alcantara | CHC | 55.0 | 2.3 | 24 |
| 43 | Tommy Pham | CWS | 44.0 | 2.6 | 17 |
| 44 | Kyle Farmer | ATL | 25.0 | 1.8 | 14 |
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MLB Designated Hitter rankings FAQ
Who is the #1 fantasy DH for 2027?
Shohei Ohtani of LAD ranks as the top fantasy DH, scoring 1,837.0 fantasy points (13.2 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.