Oneil Cruz has the hardest-hit ball in MLB
Oneil Cruz of the Pittsburgh Pirates has the hardest-hit ball in MLB in the 2026 season at 119.0 mph, against a league average of 111.1 mph, as of October 5, 2026.
One number, the league’s average beside it, and the top 25. Every figure here is from the 2026 season.
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7.9 mph above the league average of 111.1 mph. The fastest any one batted ball left a hitter's bat this season. On its own a figure is only a size, which is why the league's number sits beside it.
| # | The rest of the board | Hardest ball hit | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oneil Cruz · Pittsburgh Pirates 229 BBE | 119.0 mph | 229 BBE |
| 2 |  Yordan Alvarez · Houston Astros 452 BBE | 118.5 mph | 452 BBE |
| 3 |  Elly De La Cruz · Cincinnati Reds 387 BBE | 117.4 mph | 387 BBE |
| 4 |  Bobby Witt Jr. · Kansas City Royals 453 BBE | 117.2 mph | 453 BBE |
| 5 |  Jordan Walker · St. Louis Cardinals 439 BBE | 117.2 mph | 439 BBE |
| 6 |  Junior Caminero · Tampa Bay Rays 490 BBE | 116.9 mph | 490 BBE |
| 7 |  Ketel Marte · Arizona Diamondbacks 481 BBE | 116.9 mph | 481 BBE |
| 8 |  Jo Adell · Cleveland Guardians 451 BBE | 116.8 mph | 451 BBE |
| 9 |  Kyle Schwarber · Philadelphia Phillies 367 BBE | 116.8 mph | 367 BBE |
| 10 |  Coby Mayo · Baltimore Orioles 275 BBE | 116.5 mph | 275 BBE |
| 11 |  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. · Toronto Blue Jays 467 BBE | 116.3 mph | 467 BBE |
| 12 |  James Wood · Washington Nationals 338 BBE | 116.3 mph | 338 BBE |
| 13 |  Hunter Goodman · Colorado Rockies 348 BBE | 116.2 mph | 348 BBE |
| 14 | Jac Caglianone · Kansas City Royals 369 BBE | 116.1 mph | 369 BBE |
| 15 |  Willson Contreras · Boston Red Sox 317 BBE | 116.0 mph | 317 BBE |
| 16 |  Nick Kurtz · Oakland Athletics 211 BBE | 115.9 mph | 211 BBE |
| 17 |  Fernando Tatis Jr. · San Diego Padres 503 BBE | 115.7 mph | 503 BBE |
| 18 |  Garrett Mitchell · Milwaukee Brewers 298 BBE | 115.5 mph | 298 BBE |
| 19 |  Colson Montgomery · Chicago White Sox 343 BBE | 115.4 mph | 343 BBE |
| 20 |  Ronald Acuña Jr. · Atlanta Braves 308 BBE | 115.2 mph | 308 BBE |
| 21 | Henry Bolte · Oakland Athletics 285 BBE | 115.1 mph | 285 BBE |
| 22 |  Bo Bichette · New York Mets 518 BBE | 114.9 mph | 518 BBE |
| 23 | Michael Harris II · Atlanta Braves 477 BBE | 114.9 mph | 477 BBE |
| 24 | Jake Bauers · Milwaukee Brewers 324 BBE | 114.8 mph | 324 BBE |
| 25 | Jarren Duran · Boston Red Sox 396 BBE | 114.7 mph | 396 BBE |
Source: Baseball Savant (Statcast), 2026 season. Baseball Savant's qualified players, ranked by Savant; the league average is Savant's own. The lead is 2.8 standard deviations (sd) above the field, estimated from Savant's percentiles: the unit the directory ranks leads by, because it lets a rate and a speed share one list. Measured (); the boards refresh twice a day.