David Ortiz, the beloved Boston Red Sox DH, tops the list of most popular baseball player jerseys, MLB announced Thursday. Big Papi's little teammate, Dustin Pedroia, is second while New York Yankee captain Derek Jeter is third.
It's not all grizzled veterans, however. As MLB points out: "12 of the top 20 are age 30 or younger and five – Manny Machado, (Yasiel) Puig, Bryce Harper, Mike Trout and Matt Harvey – are age 25 or younger."
Here's the full list
MLB most popular jerseys – 2013-14 offseason
Based on sales on MLB.com/Shop of Majestic jerseys since the 2013 World Series concluded :
1. David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox 2. Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox 3. Derek Jeter, New York Yankees 4. Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals 5. Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers 6. Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates 7. Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants 8. David Wright, New York Mets 9. Robinson Cano, Yankees/Mariners 10. Manny Machado, Baltimore Orioles 11. Yasiel Puig, Los Angeles Dodgers 12. Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals 13. Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers 14. Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 15. Matt Harvey, New York Mets 16. Prince Fielder, Tigers/Rangers 17. Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals 18. Koji Uehara, Boston Red Sox 19. Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers 20. Jacoby Ellsbury, Red Sox/Yankees