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2026 Season Leaders and Awards

EL Batting
Hits
204 Lance Rainey (CHI)
201 Daniel Garcia (NO)
187 Jose Munoz (CHI)
Batting Avg
.365 Lucio Martinez (BOS)
.345 Lance Rainey (CHI)
.341 Matt Henderson (CHI)
Homeruns
37 Jorge Sanchez (TB)
36 Juan Santos (TB)
35 Stephen Thomas (BOS)
RBI
120 Jose Munoz (CHI)
111 Stephen Thomas (BOS)
107 Lucio Martinez (BOS)
Stolen Bases
42 Daniel Garcia (NO)
36 David Chavez (PHI)
28 Wayne Manning (NY)

EL Pitching
Wins
19 Daniel Zanetti (BOS)
18 Guillermo Medina (TB)
16 Tony Quintero (BOS)
ERA
2.74 Stan Fleming (PHI)
2.74 Mark Hayes (PHI)
2.94 Eric Parker (IND)
Strikeouts
308 Larry de Meza (ATL)
222 Jerry Wood (IND)
215 Eric Parker (IND)
Saves
39 Jerry Martin (BOS)
38 Carlos Correa (NY)
36 Greg Gray (DET)

WL Batting
Hits
210 Dixon Bodean (DEN)
201 Dustin Polk (PHO)
190 Jesus Garza (PHO)
Batting Avg
.330 Jesus Garza (PHO)
.329 Dixon Bodean (DEN)
.306 Dustin Polk (PHO)
Homeruns
44 Dixon Bodean (DEN)
40 Jamie Boden (DEN)
35 Luis Macias (KC)
RBI
122 Dixon Bodean (DEN)
105 Jamie Boden (DEN)
97 Jesus Velasquez (SEA)
Stolen Bases
42 Gonzalo Jiminez (SF)
39 Salvador Colon (SF)
35 Dustin Polk (PHO)

WL Pitching
Wins
21 Dave Dahill (LV)
19 Jose Roa (KC)
18 Mark Sears (HOU)
ERA
1.81 Dave Cahill (LV)
2.20 David Cook (HOU)
2.58 Mike Fulton (SD)
Strikeouts
284 Matt Powell (SEA)
260 Mark Fort (KC)
236 Mark Birstall (HOU)
Saves
44 Min-Jae Choi (PHO)
43 Richard Bridgewater (HOU)
38 Chuck Patrick (SEA)

Batting Champion – Boston’s Lucio Martinez (.365) held off challenges from Chicago pair Lance Rainey (.345) and Matt Henderson (.341) to win the batting title in the east for the second straight year. In the west Phoenix SS Jesus Garza (.330) held off Denver’s Dixon Bodean (.329) by the slimmest of margins to take the award.
Homerun Champion – in the east Tampa Bay new boy Jorge Sanchez (37 HR) edged teammate Juan Santos (36 HR) and Boston LF Stephen Thomas (35 HR) to win his first homerun title. Dixon Bodean (DEN) hit 44 Homers to take his fourth straight title while teammate Jamie Boden (40 HR) finished as runner-up.
Outstanding Hitter – Boston star Lucio Martinez (.365, 28 HR, 107 RBI) took the award in the east ahead of New Orleans star Daniel Garcia (.322, 22 HR, 87 RBI + 42 SB) while in the west, Denver superstar Dixon Bodean (.329, 44 HR, 122 RBI) collected his sixth straight award, he was denied a fourth triple crown by the slimmest of margins when Jesus Garza took the batting title by one percentage point.
Outstanding Pitcher – In a tight race Tampa Bay’s Guillermo Medina (18-8, 3.23 ERA) held off the likes of Larry de Meza, Eric Parker and Vince Little (all previous winners) to take the award in the east. Las Vegas star Dave Cahill (21-9, 1.81 ERA) waltzed to the award in the west.
Rookie of the Year – New York’s newest outfielder Ho-Hun Park (.287, 17 HR, 86 RBI) took the EL award while in the west, Las Vegas Catcher Chris Coates (.254, 20 HR, 79 RBI) went home with the WL award.
Manager of the Year – Boston’s 104-win regular season saw Gary Hatcher collect his second straight award in the east, while over in the west Pat Bennett (LV) also collected his second award, his first coming in 2017 as SF manager.
Glove Wizard Awards EL – P Pedro Diaz (WAS) – C Damon Massingham (NO) – 1B Fernando Flores (NO) – 2B Bill Taylor (BOS) – 3B Wayne Martin (CLE) – SS Kevin Nelson (CHI) – LF Chandler Harrington (CLE) – CF Travis Olsen (PHI) – RF Hun-Ho Park (NY)
Glove Wizard Awards WL – P Ron Henderson (DAL) – C Ron Evans (SJ) – 1B Jamie Boden (DEN) – 2B Earl Malone (LV) – 3B Arnold Davis (HOU) – SS Eduardo Ruiz (LV) – LF Chip Owers (LV) – CF Jorge Alvarez (HOU) – RF Dave Baker (LV)

Interesting Facts – Atlanta hurler Larry de Meza struck out 308 opponents becoming the first player to reach 300+ strikeouts in multiple seasons (he recorded 329K in 2025) Boston had three players who reached 100+ RBI’s on the season, Stephen Thomas 111, Lucio Martinez 107 and Jared Guest 105. Detroit’s 40-year-old pitcher Alfonso Vargas looked as though he had reached the end of the road in his career, finishing what many believed to be his final campaign, 5-10, 6.79 ERA with one save in 70-games.