Andrew Fischer Headlines 2026 Minor League Stat Leaders

Andrew Fischer’s thunder set the tone for the 2026 Minor League season, but the final leaderboards had plenty of room for a hit collector in Oklahoma City, a 70-steal Cubs speedster and a pair of upper-level arms who barely gave hitters a clean look.

Final Minor League batting leaders

Fischer’s 48 homers were the highest Minor League total of the century and placed him fifth on the modern-era all-time list. The 22-year-old split the season between High-A Wisconsin and Double-A Biloxi, hitting 20 home runs with the Timber Rattlers and 28 with the Shuckers. His power traveled, too: 25 homers at home and 23 away. He went deep three times for Biloxi on Aug. 27.

The Brewers prospect also finished with 120 hits, 17 doubles, three triples, 114 RBIs and 287 total bases over 126 games. He drew 102 walks, reached at a .413 clip and slugged .653. Fischer’s closest company in the home-run race came from Cardinals prospect Jesús Báez with 39, while Billy Amick of the Mets and Mariners prospect Lazaro Montes each reached 38. Caleb Bonemer of the White Sox and Dodgers hitter Easton Shelton finished at 37.

Shelton was Fischer’s nearest challenger in OPS at 1.047, followed by Zac Veen of the Rockies at 1.037, Sean Keys of the Blue Jays at 1.019 and Rockies prospect Sterlin Thompson at 1.005. In his first full professional schedule, Shelton batted .297/.403/.644 in 109 games for Single-A Ontario after appearing in only 68 games over his first three seasons in the Dodgers organization.

Hill led the batting race after beginning at Double-A Richmond and earning a quick move to Triple-A following nine games. The 27-year-old put up 41 multi-hit performances, including 10 three-hit games, then batted .422 across 23 July games for Sacramento before reaching the Giants on Aug. 15. He supplied a four-hit game in the majors on Sept. 1. Rays prospect Caden Bodine finished second at .342, ahead of Royals hitter Luke Pelzer (.337), Pirates infielder Ronny Simon (.334) and Angels hitter Pablo Reyes (.331).

Fitzgerald, 32, made Triple-A Oklahoma City his home after moving through three organizations during the prior three years. He totaled 172 hits and posted personal bests in games (137), RBIs (102), runs (93), total bases (265), doubles (35), steals (14) and average (.315). His five-hit night came July 19. Fitzgerald had 35 hits in April and never dropped below 22 in any month afterward. Athletics prospect Devin Taylor was second with 167 hits, followed by Giants prospects Scott Bandura (163) and Trevor Cohen (161), with Bodine at 160.

Morales drove in 119 runs while dividing his 117 games between Single-A and High-A in the Dodgers system. The 20-year-old had two or more RBIs 33 times. At High-A Great Lakes on May 26, he drove in six, hit two home runs and launched a grand slam. Morales batted .318 with 51 RBIs in 44 games through July and August. Cubs prospect Josiah Hartshorn and Shelton tied for third with 112 RBIs, while Tigers prospect Zyhir Hope finished fifth with 111.

Kepley scored 127 runs and stole 70 bases in 76 attempts between High-A and Double-A. The Cubs’ 2025 second-round selection hit .243/.422/.401, collecting 108 hits and 120 walks in 125 games. During a 10-game May stretch at High-A South Bend, he scored in every game and crossed the plate 22 times, including five runs on May 14. Royals prospect Asbel Gonzalez took second in steals with 67, while Tigers teammates Peyton Graham and Seth Stephenson had 66 each. Padres prospect Ryan Wideman finished at 65.

Bonemer and Fitz-Gerald shared the extra-base hit lead. Bonemer, 20, put together 37 homers, three triples and 29 doubles in 132 games between High-A and Double-A, a sharp jump from the 12 home runs he hit over 107 games as a rookie in 2025. Fitz-Gerald, playing his first healthy full season since his 2023 debut, delivered 29 homers, three triples and 37 doubles in 133 Double-A Arkansas games. Fischer and Royals hitter Brett Squires were next with 68 extra-base hits, followed by Dodgers prospect Josue De Paula at 66.

Fischer’s closest pursuer in total bases was Royals prospect Carson Roccaforte with 280. Roccaforte had 139 hits in 138 games, adding 35 homers, 26 doubles and five triples in his fourth professional year. Nationals hitters Cayden Wallace and Trey Lipscomb checked in with 279 and 278 total bases, respectively, while Dodgers prospect James Tibbs III also finished with 278.

Final Minor League pitching leaders

Kisting was the only Minor League starter to end the year below a 2.00 ERA. The 6-foot-5 right-hander worked 110 innings in 23 appearances across High-A and Double-A, allowing 21 earned runs and striking out 127. Acquired by Miami from the Twins organization in the Liam Hicks trade at the Deadline, Kisting produced 11 outings without an earned run, 10 of them scoreless, and allowed no more than two earned runs in 20 appearances.

Orioles left-hander Joseph Dzierwa finished second in ERA at 2.27 and led the circuit with a 0.90 WHIP. Baltimore’s 2025 second-round pick out of Michigan State advanced from High-A to Double-A in his first professional season, striking out 149 in 131 innings while walking 30. Opponents hit .186 against the 6-foot-8 southpaw. Dzierwa became Michigan State’s highest-drafted player since Mark Mulder was selected first overall in 1998, and Baltimore’s highest-drafted pitcher since Mike Elias took charge of baseball operations in 2018.

Rangers prospect Dalton Pence placed third in ERA at 2.51, followed by Nationals pitcher Carson Fischer at 2.53 and D-backs prospect David Hagaman at 2.87. Kisting finished second to Dzierwa in WHIP at 0.91, with Yankees pitcher Tyler Boudreau (1.04), Braves right-hander Brett Sears (1.05) and Yankees prospect Brendan Beck (1.06) rounding out the top five.

Mets left-hander Jonathan Santucci topped the strikeout list with 163 over 125 innings. The 23-year-old made 27 starts at the upper levels and struck out at least seven hitters 10 times. His high point was a 13-strikeout start for Binghamton on July 19. Santucci was named the Mets’ Minor League Pitcher of the Year and was recognized before the Sept. 14 game at Citi Field.

Cardinals prospect Jurrangelo Cijntje, Braves right-hander Cedric De Grandpre and Phillies pitcher Adam Seminaris each recorded 162 strikeouts. Cardinals prospect Daniel Eagen finished fifth with 157.

Sears led the K/BB percentage category at 24.3%. The Braves’ 2024 second-round pick from Nebraska lost roughly a month to injury after being shut down in May, then returned to Double-A and went 94 2/3 innings with a 3.33 ERA, 113 strikeouts and 22 walks. He earned Double-A All-Star recognition before returning to Triple-A on Aug. 25.

With Gwinnett, Sears permitted five earned runs on 17 hits and eight walks in 26 innings, striking out 34. He posted a 0.96 WHIP and held opposing hitters to a .191 average. Red Sox prospect Dylan Brown ranked second in K/BB percentage at 23.9%, followed by Royals prospect David Shields (23.7%), Red Sox pitcher Devin Futrell (23.6%) and Astros pitcher Javier Perez (23.5%).