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Jeter & young All-Stars top list of most popular MLB player jerseys

12 of top 20 aged 27 or younger; Puig & Trout vault into top 5 in June

Heading into his 14th and final All-Star Game appearance, Derek Jeter remains atop the list of most popular MLB player jerseys, closely followed by some of the biggest names in the game as well as the young stars who are leading the next generation. Following Jeter on the list of top 20 most popular MLB player jerseys since Opening Day - released jointly today by Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association - are Buster Posey, Clayton Kershaw, David Ortiz and Dustin Pedroia.

The list below is based on sales of Majestic jerseys from MLB.com/Shop, the official online shop of Major League Baseball, since the start of the 2014 regular season. Twelve of the top 20 are 27 years old or younger, tied for the most since MLB began publishing these rankings in 2010. Three players - Freddie Freeman, Masahiro Tanaka and Anthony Rizzo - appear on the list for the first time. For the month of June alone, Jeter, Kershaw and Posey top the list, while young stars Yasiel Puig (#4) and Mike Trout (#5) vaulted into the top 5.

The full-season list below features players representing 15 different Clubs (including eight different Clubs in the top 10), with only the Dodgers (Kershaw, Puig and Hyun-Jin Ryu) having as many as three players on the list. The list also features eight infielders, five pitchers, four outfielders, two catchers and a sole DH in Ortiz.

MLB Most Popular Jerseys - 2014 First Half

Based on sales on MLB.com/Shop of Majestic jerseys since the 2014 season began

  1. Derek Jeter, New York Yankees
  2. Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants
  3. Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
  4. David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox
  5. Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox
  6. Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals
  7. Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
  8. David Wright, New York Mets
  9. Yasiel Puig, Los Angeles Dodgers
  10. Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
  11. Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates
  12. Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves
  13. Robinson Cano, Seattle Mariners
  14. Masahiro Tanaka, New York Yankees
  15. Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs
  16. Manny Machado, Baltimore Orioles
  17. Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals
  18. Hyun-Jin Ryu, Los Angeles Dodgers
  19. Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants
  20. Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers