Most Home Runs in a Single MLB Playoff Run & All Time

Karl Rasmussen | Oct 3, 2024

Randy Arozarena rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers during game six of the 2020 World Series. / Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

The 2024 MLB postseason is well underway, and while pitching duels have largely dominated the wild-card round, we've seen some exciting action out of sluggers, too.

One of the most intriguing parts of the MLB postseason is that it can be near impossible to predict where a team's supply of power will come from. Oftentimes, it's the player fans least expect that comes up with a big hit or home run in a crucial moment.

It's a little more difficult to sustain that power throughout an entire postseason run, however. With pitchers doing everything in their power to avoid surrendering the long ball, the amount of pitches a batter sees that they can turn on can be slim.

That hasn't stopped some hitters from enjoying tremendous postseasons, and we're going to dive into MLB's records for the league's leaders in home runs during a single postseason, as well as the most postseason home runs of all-time.

Most Home Runs in a Single MLB Postseason

PLAYER	TEAM	YEAR	NO. OF HOME RUNS
Randy Arozarena	Tampa Bay Rays	2020	10
Adolis Garcia	Texas Rangers	2023	8
Corey Seager	Los Angeles Dodgers	2020	8
Nelson Cruz	Texas Rangers	2011	8
Carlos Beltran	Houston Astros	2004	8
Barry Bonds	San Francisco Giants	2002	8
Jose Altuve	Houston Astros	2017	7
Daniel Murphy	New York Mets	2015	7
Jayson Werth	Philadelphia Phillies	2009	7
B.J. Upton	Tampa Bay Rays	2008	7
Troy Glaus	Anaheim Angels	2002	7

Since 2020, we've seen three of the most prolific slugging postseasons in history. Randy Arozarena's 10-homer postseason didn't yield a World Series title for Tampa Bay, though he did land himself atop the record books.

During last year's World Series run, Adolis Garcia parked eight homers into the outfield seats en route to the Texas Rangers' first championship.

Let's see how they stack up among the all-time postseason leaders.

Most Home Runs in MLB Postseason History

PLAYER	POSTSEASON HOME RUNS
Manny Ramirez	29
Jose Altuve	27
Bernie Williams	22
Derek Jeter	20
Kyle Schwarber	20
Corey Seager	19
Albert Pujols	19
George Springer	19
Alex Bregman	19
Reggie Jackson	18
Mickey Mantle	18
Nelson Cruz	18
Carlos Correa	18

Two teams dominate the all-time postseason home runs list, as multiple former members of the New York Yankees, including Bernie Williams (22), Derek Jeter (19), Reggie Jackson (18) and Mickey Mantle (18) appear on the list. As do some current and ex-Houston Astros, including Jose Altuve (27), George Springer (19), Alex Bregman (19) and Carlos Correa (18), who make up four of the six active players on this list.

Still, none surpass the postseason greatness of Manny Ramirez. Despite not featuring in the top 10 of the single-postseason leaderboard, Ramirez clobbered 29 home runs across 111 playoff games in his career with Cleveland, Boston and the L.A. Dodgers.

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