Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani missed out on MLB.com’s last Hitter Power Rankings, but reappeared at No. 2 on their latest list.
Ohtani is having a fantastic season as a two-way player, especially as a pitcher, but his recent success at the plate can make you forget just how impressive his season has been so far offensively. Despite not having an offensive season at the same level of his last two years with the Dodgers, Ohtani still has a .940 OPS and 12 homers on the season.
“Wait, Ohtani wasn’t ranked last time? Well, he only had an .882 OPS at the time, so there you go,” MLB.com’s Jason Foster wrote. “But seriously, the two-way superstar is all the way back after a slow-ish (again, by his standards) start to his offensive season. Over his previous 10 games through Tuesday, he hit .442 with a 1.198 OPS, averaging nearly two hits per game during that span. He entered Wednesday as the NL leader in on-base percentage (.417) and OPS (.938), so he may not stay No. 2 for long.”
Ohtani leads qualified players on his team with a .940 OPS, and is just shy of the lead in the National League (James Wood, .941). He also has the highest batting average among his qualified teammates as well as the most hits.
His 12 homers aren’t quite enough for the team lead, but they still rank him third on the squad behind Andy Pages and Max Muncy.
Who is the Player Who Finished in Front of Shohei Ohtani?
The only player Ohtani ranked behind in the Power Rankings is Yordan Alvarez, who is having his best season to date in 2026.
Alvarez has an MLB-leading 1.066 OPS through 69 games this season, leading the American League with 22 homers and tallying 48 RBIs as well.
The left-handed slugger is the best hitter in baseball at the moment by a wide margin, and while he slightly cooled off in May—posting a .871 OPS over the course of the month—he has picked it back up again in June. He has two homers and nine RBIs already this month, and his OPS since June 1 is north of 1.100.
Ohtani has also been getting hot as of late, though, and could very well catch Alvarez if he continues to perform up to his standard at the plate.
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