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Dodgers Have Surprising Best Hitter So Far in 2026 Season

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The leading hitter for the Dodgers so far in 2026 isn't the big-name stars many would expect.

Ahead of the 2026 season, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages was a question mark at the plate . He’d hit well during the regular season, but in the playoffs, he vanished in the batter’s box. In the World Series, he batted .

063 after going 1-for-16, with that lone hit being a single. Through the first few games of 2026, though, Pages is far and away the team’s top hitter. In five games, he is 6-for-18, a .

333 average, and has a home run. In addition, his five RBIs are tied for the team lead. And through the first six innings of Wednesday night’s game against the Cleveland Guardians, he has the Dodgers’ lone two hits, bringing his hit total to eight and drawing praise from Jack Harris of The California Post .

“His at-bats have been really good this week,” Harris wrote on social media after the first hit. “Up to seven hits already. No one else on the team has more than four.