Mookie Betts Becomes First Dodger to Have MLB’s Top Selling Jersey

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts had the best selling jersey in Major League Baseball in his first season with the team.

Betts, the former Boston Red Sox now in his seventh year in the majors, saw his jersey outsell every other MLB jersey this season since Opening Day, according to MLBShop’s Nike Jersey sales.

In doing so, Betts became the first Dodgers player to finish a season with the most popular player jersey in the Majors since the league started tracking jersey sales rankings in 2010. Betts was traded from Boston to the Dodgers in February, and the team signed the 2018 AL MVP to a 12-year, $365 million deal that runs through the 2032 season. 

Betts is followed by fellow superstars Aaron Judge and Bryce Harper. In addition, this is the first time two members of the San Diego Padres have finished the season on the list.

Judge had the top-selling uniform in the majors for three straight years before being supplanted by Betts.

Eleven different teams saw players finish in the top 20, with the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs both having three players make the list. 

MLB Top Selling Player Jerseys of the 2020 Season:

1. Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers
2. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
3. Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies
4. Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres
5. Juan Soto, Washington Nationals 
6. Cody Bellinger, Los Angeles Dodgers
7. Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals
8. Javier Báez, Chicago Cubs
9. Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
10. Ronald Acuña Jr., Atlanta Braves
11. Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers
12. Manny Machado, San Diego Padres
13. Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs
14. Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
15. Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs
16. Giancarlo Stanton, New York Yankees
17. Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals
18. Jose Altuve, Houston Astros
19. Gerrit Cole, New York Yankees
20. Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves