Young targets, 2026

Let's continue our mid-season look at the most skilled young players in the game by moving on to hitters.

These bats age 26 and under have posted the highest production levels so far in 2026 (min 50 PA):

NameAgeLgct%Chase %EV LA Brl%OPS
Nick Kurtz23AL62%22.2%94.4 12.6 18.8%.951
Munetaka Murakami26AL60%21.9%94.2 14.5 20.7%.938
Junior Caminero22AL79%28.3%93.3 7.8 12.8%.910
Corbin Carroll25NL76%30.3%91.6 13.7 12.4%.904
James Wood23NL63%23.7%95.3 10.8 22.9%.886
Jackson Chourio22NL75%33.6%92.4 12.2 14.1%.881
CJ Abrams25NL76%37.0%90.0 17.6 10.1%.876
Pete Crow-Armstrong24NL70%37.9%91.4 19.4 11.2%.868
TJ Rumfield26NL84%31.1%84.3 14.9 6.3%.862
Bryce Eldridge21NL74%27.1%91.7 12.7 12.5%.860
Cole Carrigg24NL74%39.0%83.9 15.4 7.5%.860

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