Who is the fastest MLB player in 2026?

Bobby Witt Jr. is the fastest MLB player in 2026, with a top Statcast sprint speed of 30.5 ft/s. Sprint speed measures a player's peak running speed in feet per second on competitive runs, so the sprint-speed leader is MLB's fastest player. See the full 2026 ranking below.

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Statcast · 567 qualified hittersLast updated May 31, 2026

Fastest Sprint Speed in MLB 2026

Bobby Witt Jr. leads MLB in sprint speed in 2026 at 30.5 ft/s. The top three are Bobby Witt Jr., Eli White, Jorge Mateo, based on Statcast data refreshed nightly from Baseball Savant.

Sprint speed is Statcast's measurement of a player's feet-per-second on their fastest competitive runs of the season, typically drawn from the 2nd-gear portion of a sprint (peak speed, not acceleration). League average is around 27.0 ft/sec; elite burners clear 30. Because it's a physical-peak measurement, sprint speed is remarkably stable year-over-year until age-related decline sets in around 30.

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#	Sprint Speed	Player	Team	Position	Rating
1	30.5 ft/s	Bobby Witt Jr.	Royals	SS	93
2	30.4 ft/s	Eli White	Braves	RF	61
3	30.4 ft/s	Jorge Mateo	Braves	SS	60
4	30.4 ft/s	Gabriel Rincones Jr.	Phillies	RF	60
5	30.3 ft/s	Henry Bolte	Athletics	RF	66
6	30.2 ft/s	Christian Scott	Mets	RP	68
7	30.0 ft/s	Trea Turner	Phillies	SS	75
8	30.0 ft/s	Blake Dunn	Reds	LF	60
9	29.9 ft/s	Konnor Griffin	Pirates	SS	69
10	29.9 ft/s	Esteury Ruiz	Marlins	LF	60
11	29.8 ft/s	Byron Buxton	Twins	CF	82
12	29.8 ft/s	Jake McCarthy	Rockies	CF	73
13	29.7 ft/s	Trei Cruz	Tigers	CF	60
14	29.7 ft/s	Corbin Carroll	Diamondbacks	RF	86
15	29.7 ft/s	Justin Crawford	Phillies	CF	64
16	29.7 ft/s	Nasim Nuñez	Nationals	SS	60
17	29.6 ft/s	Garrett Mitchell	Brewers	CF	69
18	29.6 ft/s	Myles Straw	Blue Jays	CF	64
19	29.6 ft/s	Luisangel Acuña	White Sox	2B	61
20	29.6 ft/s	Victor Scott II	Cardinals	CF	60
21	29.6 ft/s	Chandler Simpson	Rays	LF	60
22	29.6 ft/s	Bryce Teodosio	Angels	CF	60
23	29.5 ft/s	Jose Fernandez	Diamondbacks	SS	60
24	29.5 ft/s	Emiliano Teodo	Rangers	RP	58
25	29.5 ft/s	Tyler Fitzgerald	Dodgers	2B	60
26	29.4 ft/s	Elmer Rodríguez	Yankees	SP	60
27	29.4 ft/s	Héctor Rodríguez	Reds	LF	60
28	29.4 ft/s	David Hamilton	Brewers	2B	60
29	29.3 ft/s	Coleman Crow	Brewers	RP	63
30	29.3 ft/s	Cam Smith	Astros	RF	65
31	29.3 ft/s	Jacob Young	Nationals	CF	62
32	29.3 ft/s	Jonatan Clase	Blue Jays	LF	64
33	29.2 ft/s	Nate Eaton	Red Sox	3B	71
34	29.2 ft/s	Pete Crow-Armstrong	Cubs	CF	77
35	29.2 ft/s	Daylen Lile	Nationals	RF	76
36	29.2 ft/s	Derek Hill	White Sox	CF	62
37	29.2 ft/s	Jonny DeLuca	Rays	CF	60
38	29.2 ft/s	Jake Mangum	Pirates	LF	60
39	29.2 ft/s	Brandon Lockridge	Brewers	LF	60
40	29.1 ft/s	Jordan Walker	Cardinals	RF	72
41	29.1 ft/s	Dylan Crews	Nationals	RF	60
42	29.0 ft/s	Michael Helman	Rangers	CF	60
43	29.0 ft/s	Kyren Paris	Angels	2B	60
44	29.0 ft/s	Jarren Duran	Red Sox	LF	71
45	29.0 ft/s	Dylan Beavers	Orioles	RF	71
46	29.0 ft/s	A.J. Ewing	Mets	LF	69
47	29.0 ft/s	Luis Robert Jr.	Mets	CF	64
48	29.0 ft/s	Lane Thomas	Royals	CF	60
49	29.0 ft/s	Leody Taveras	Orioles	CF	60
50	29.0 ft/s	Tyrone Taylor	Mets	CF	60
51	29.0 ft/s	Matt Shaw	Cubs	3B	60
52	29.0 ft/s	Jake Miller	Tigers	SP	58
53	29.0 ft/s	Jordan Westburg	Orioles	3B	75
54	28.9 ft/s	Fernando Tatis Jr.	Padres	RF	81
55	28.9 ft/s	Joey Wiemer	Nationals	LF	65
56	28.9 ft/s	Ceddanne Rafaela	Red Sox	CF	64
57	28.9 ft/s	Braxton Garrett	Marlins	SP	64
58	28.9 ft/s	Noelvi Marte	Reds	3B	60
59	28.9 ft/s	Billy Cook	Pirates	OF	60
60	28.9 ft/s	Josh White	Marlins	SP	58
61	28.9 ft/s	Grant McCray	Giants	CF	60
62	28.9 ft/s	Mason McCoy	Padres	2B	60
63	28.8 ft/s	Jake Cronenworth	Padres	2B	68
64	28.8 ft/s	Evan Carter	Rangers	CF	62
65	28.8 ft/s	Hyeseong Kim	Dodgers	2B	60
66	28.8 ft/s	Ezequiel Duran	Rangers	SS	60
67	28.8 ft/s	Zack Gelof	Athletics	2B	60
68	28.7 ft/s	Mike Trout	Angels	RF	87
69	28.7 ft/s	Julio Rodríguez	Mariners	CF	79
70	28.7 ft/s	Jeremy Peña	Astros	SS	77
71	28.7 ft/s	Brenton Doyle	Rockies	CF	68
72	28.7 ft/s	Ryan Vilade	Rays	RF	65
73	28.7 ft/s	Sal Frelick	Brewers	RF	60
74	28.7 ft/s	Jorge Barrosa	Diamondbacks	LF	60
75	28.7 ft/s	Tristan Peters	White Sox	LF	60
76	28.7 ft/s	Ryan Waldschmidt	Diamondbacks	CF	60
77	28.7 ft/s	Gabriel Gonzalez	Twins	RF	60
78	28.7 ft/s	Domingo Gonzalez	Mariners	SP	58
79	28.6 ft/s	Steward Berroa	Phillies	RF	61
80	28.6 ft/s	Brice Turang	Brewers	2B	82
81	28.6 ft/s	Jackson Merrill	Padres	CF	78
82	28.6 ft/s	Jackson Chourio	Brewers	CF	75
83	28.6 ft/s	Tommy Troy	Diamondbacks	OF	71
84	28.6 ft/s	Amed Rosario	Yankees	3B	69
85	28.6 ft/s	Luke Keaschall	Twins	2B	67
86	28.6 ft/s	Heriberto Hernández	Marlins	LF	67
87	28.6 ft/s	Matt McLain	Reds	2B	63
88	28.6 ft/s	Luke Raley	Mariners	RF	62
89	28.6 ft/s	Joey Loperfido	Astros	LF	60
90	28.5 ft/s	Otto Lopez	Marlins	2B	86
91	28.5 ft/s	Shea Langeliers	Athletics	C	80
92	28.5 ft/s	CJ Abrams	Nationals	SS	78
93	28.5 ft/s	Bryson Stott	Phillies	2B	72
94	28.5 ft/s	Alejandro Osuna	Rangers	LF	72
95	28.5 ft/s	Will Benson	Reds	LF	68
96	28.5 ft/s	Carson Benge	Mets	OF	68
97	28.5 ft/s	Nick Gonzales	Pirates	2B	63
98	28.5 ft/s	Joey Ortiz	Brewers	SS	60
99	28.5 ft/s	Victor Robles	Mariners	RF	60
100	28.5 ft/s	Javier Sanoja	Marlins	2B	60

Why sprint speed matters

Sprint speed is the best single proxy for range in the outfield, stolen-base ceiling, and infield-hit rate. Players topping this leaderboard are almost always premium defensive center fielders, shortstops, or base-stealing threats — the athletes who change games without swinging the bat.

Data source: MLB Statcast via Baseball Savant, refreshed nightly into the Legends Deck card database. Minimum sample-size filters are applied so small-sample outliers don't distort the top of the ranking.

New to the metric? What is sprint speed? → Read the definition, formula, and a worked example.

See the mainstream rankings: Fastest MLB Players 2026 →

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