Los Angeles Dodgers teammates Clayton Kershaw (fourth), Corey Seager (11th) and Cody Bellinger (16th) ranked among the top-selling jerseys for the 2017 season, Major League Baseball announced. The rankings are based on sales of Majestic jerseys from MLBShop.com since Opening Day.
Kershaw (third) and Seager (seventh) made a similar list in April that was compiled by sales between the 2016 World Series and the 2017 season opener. Their respective drop in the latest ranking may be a result of each player missing some time.
Kershaw spent five weeks on the disabled list due to a lower back strain, and Seager was limited to pinch-hit duty for a stretch in September because of a sore right elbow. Otherwise, both players put forth another strong campaign.
The Dodgers ace went 18-4 with a 2.31 ERA, 180 ERA+, 3.07 FIP and 0.95 WHIP in 27 starts. Kershaw tied for the Major League lead in wins, paced the National League in ERA and ERA+, and was second in the league in WHIP.
Seager hit .295/.375/.479 with 33 doubles, 22 home runs and 77 RBI over 145 games. For comparison, he batted .308/.365/.512 with 40 doubles, 26 home runs and 72 RBI while appearing in a career-high 157 games last season. Seager was the unanimous 2016 NL Rookie of the Year.
Bellinger did not join the Dodgers until April 25, but proceeded to take the league by storm upon making his MLB debut. The rookie slugger hit .267/.352/.581 with 26 doubles, 39 home runs and 97 RBI.
Bellinger led the Dodgers in home runs and RBI, was second on the team with a .933 on-base plus slugging percentage, and placed fifth in doubles. That was all the while becoming the everyday first baseman after Adrian Gonzalez was forced to the disabled list by back trouble.
“It’s pretty cool,” Bellinger told DodgerBlue.com. “Another thing that I didn’t expect to happen, just like this whole year. It’s pretty special.”
New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge finished the season with the top-selling jersey. Judge hit 52 home runs, which broke Mark McGwire’s all-time rookie record of 49 homers hit in a single season.
Complete list of top-selling jerseys since Opening Day of the 2017 season included below.
1. Aaron Judge (Yankees)
2. Kris Bryant (Cubs)
3. Anthony Rizzo (Cubs)
4. Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers)
5. Bryce Harper (Nationals)
6. Buster Posey (Giants)
7. Yadier Molina (Cardinals)
8. Mike Trout (Angels)
9. Francisco Lindor (Indians)
10. Javier Baez (Cubs)
11. Corey Seager (Dodgers)
12. Mookie Betts (Red Sox)
13. Jose Altuve (Astros)
14. Kyle Schwarber (Cubs)
15. Gary Sanchez (Yankees)
16. Cody Bellinger (Dodgers)
17. Dustin Pedroia (Red Sox)
18. Freddie Freeman (Braves)
19. Noah Syndergaard (Mets)
20. Nolan Arenado (Rockies)
