Backyard Baseball 2026 is finally here and with it some pretty interesting buffs and nerfs to certain characters. Here is our first stab at a Tier List with our Day 1 Backyard Baseball 2026 Tier List.
For more help with the game, check out our Backyard Baseball 2026 guide hub, the full Backyard Baseball 2026 kids, players and pros list, our Backyard Baseball 2026 player stats table and the secret player boosts guide.
Please note that this Backyard Baseball 2026 Tier List will not include the 10+ unlockable players and pros that you can get as this is a Day 1 Tier List. We will add them and shift our tier list as the game is played more and these stats are shown for these new players.
Pablo Sanchez, Pete Wheeler, Kiesha Phillips, Achmed Khan
These are the players you should have on your team at all times. Or if you want a challenge, you could leave them off your squad.
Either way, the top three are not up for debate but Achmed could be sent down to A tier depending on how good you are with his swing.
Jocinda Smith, Sally Dobbs, Amir Khan, Angela Delvecchio, Annie Frazier, Luanne Lui, Ernie Steele, Vicki Kawaguchi, Kenny Kawaguchi
Many of these players will end up on your team in some fashion. Amir Khan ranks here and maybe even S-Tier when he plays with his brother Achmed. Annie and Sally have become some of the biggest risers with the launch of Backyard Baseball 2026 and their new buffs.
You will find most of your pitchers here.
Mikey Thomas, Stephanie Morgan, Marky Dubois, Dante Robinson, Billy Jean Blackwood, Tony Delvecchio, Maria Luna, Dmitri Petrovich
You should use these players to round out your teams and have them help you at specific positions. Maria Luna on a pink team is S-Tier and some people might move a few of these players up to A-Tier or even think they could switch with some of those players above them. For more on special team-based upgrades, check out our Backyard Baseball 2026 secret player boosts guide.
Ronny Dobbs, Ashley Webber, Sidney Webber, Kimmy Eckman
Now we begin the not-so-good players. The Webber twins are interesting as when they play together they are likely a much higher tier but individually, they are just not really worth grabbing for your squad.
There is a chance we are sleeping on Ronny though.
Lisa Crocket, Jorge Garcia, Gretchen Hasselhoff, Ricky Johnson, Reese Worthington
If you want a challenge, these are the players for your team. Most of them are fast but lack the ability to do anything else of value for your squad.
Want to compare these rankings with every character in the game? Visit the full Backyard Baseball 2026 roster or use the Backyard Baseball 2026 player stats table.
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