The 2026 Major League Baseball regular season is in the books, and some of the league’s biggest sluggers delivered impressive performances at the plate. With several players reaching the 40-home run mark, the race for the MLB home run crown was competitive throughout the season.
Let’s take a look at the 2026 MLB home run leaders and how they stacked up against one another.
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2026 MLB Home Run Leaders
With the 2026 regular season complete, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Kyle Schwarber share the MLB home run title. Here’s where the league’s leading sluggers finished:
| Rank | Player | Team | Home Runs |
| 1 | P. Crow-Armstrong (CF) | Chicago Cubs | 45 |
| 1 | K. Schwarber (DH) | Philadelphia Phillies | 45 |
| 3 | P. Alonso (1B) | Baltimore Orioles | 43 |
| 4 | Y. Alvarez (DH) | Houston Astros | 42 |
| 4 | J. Caminero (3B) | Tampa Bay Rays | 42 |
| 6 | H. Goodman (C) | Colorado Rockies | 41 |
| 6 | M. Olson (1B) | Atlanta Braves | 41 |
| 6 | B. Rice (DH) | New York Yankees | 41 |
| 9 | R. Devers (1B) | San Francisco Giants | 37 |
| 10 | B. Lowe (2B) | Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 |
| 10 | M. Murakami (1B) | Chicago White Sox | 35 |
Site last updated 11/9/2026
2026 MLB Home Run Leaders: Top Performers
Pete Crow-Armstrong (Chicago Cubs, CF)
Crow-Armstrong had a remarkable offensive season with the Cubs, finishing tied for the MLB lead with 45 home runs. The center fielder also recorded 107 RBIs, 119 runs and 41 stolen bases while batting .280. He also appeared in all 162 games for the Cubs.
Kyle Schwarber (Philadelphia Phillies, DH)
Schwarber followed up his career-high 56 home runs in 2025 with another 45 in 2026, tying Crow-Armstrong for the MLB lead. The Phillies designated hitter also recorded 97 RBIs and drew 105 walks, reaching the 40-home run mark for the fourth time in five seasons.
Pete Alonso (Baltimore Orioles, 1B)
A change of scenery didn’t slow down Alonso’s power production. In his first season with Baltimore, the former Mets slugger led the American League with 43 home runs and finished second in MLB with 113 RBIs. He also scored 100 runs and batted .267 across 161 games.
Yordan Alvarez (Houston Astros, DH)
Alvarez put together one of the strongest offensive seasons of his career, finishing with 42 home runs and 106 RBIs. The Astros slugger batted an MLB-best .316 and led the league with a 1.033 OPS. He also drove in 106 runs and collected 179 hits, the fifth-highest total in the majors.
Junior Caminero (Tampa Bay Rays, 3B)
After breaking out with 45 home runs in 2025, Caminero continued to establish himself as one of baseball’s most dangerous young sluggers. The Rays third baseman followed up with 42 homers and 101 RBIs in 2026, batting .276 across all 162 games. He also reached 100 runs scored for the season.
Hunter Goodman (Colorado Rockies, C)
Goodman joined the 40-home run club despite appearing in just 138 games, fewer than anyone else among MLB’s top eight home run hitters. The Rockies catcher finished with 41 homers, 88 RBIs and a .529 slugging percentage, giving Colorado a rare bright spot in its lineup.
Matt Olson (Atlanta Braves, 1B)
Olson reached the 40-home run mark for the third time in his career, finishing 2026 with 41 homers and 93 RBIs. The Braves first baseman also recorded 157 hits and 34 doubles while playing all 162 games, extending his streak of consecutive full seasons.
Ben Rice (New York Yankees, DH)
Rice took a major step forward at the plate in 2026, nearly doubling his 2025 home run total with 41 long balls. The Yankees designated hitter also recorded 97 RBIs and 105 runs while posting a .897 OPS, the fourth-highest mark among qualified MLB hitters.
Rafael Devers (San Francisco Giants, 1B)
Devers continued to put up impressive offensive numbers in his first full season with the Giants. After arriving in San Francisco in a midseason trade in 2025, he hit 37 home runs and drove in 98 runs in 2026. He also collected 36 doubles and finished with a .865 OPS across 148 games.
Brandon Lowe (Pittsburgh Pirates, 2B)
Lowe hit 35 home runs in his first season with the Pirates, his highest total since hitting a career-best 39 with Tampa Bay in 2021. The second baseman also drove in 96 runs, scored 94 times and collected 152 hits across 150 games.
Munetaka Murakami (Chicago White Sox, 1B)
Murakami brought his reputation as a prolific home run hitter from Japan to Chicago in 2026. The former NPB star hit 35 home runs in just 127 games during his first MLB season, adding 77 RBIs and a .825 OPS. Although he batted just .207, his home run total placed him among the top 10 sluggers in the majors.
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