Kings of Instagram: David Ortiz, Mike Trout, Bryce Harper tops in followers among MLB stars

One can only imagine how many Instagram followers early baseball stars like Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth would have accumulated had the social media service existed a century earlier. As it is, nine of the ten-top most popular baseball players on Instagram, which was launched in 2010, are still active.

For now, longtime Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz still reigns as the top dog on Instagram as one of only three baseball players to have more than one million followers.

Close on Ortiz’ heels are a trio of young MVP winners in Mike Trout, Bryce Harper and Kris Bryant. New York Yankee’s slugger Aaron Judge makes his debut in the top ten by supplanting pitcher Marcus Stroman.

UPDATED March 10, 2018

A post shared by Anthony Rizzo (@arizz_44) on May 25, 2017 at 4:04pm PDT

Anthony Vincent Rizzo
Current team: Chicago Cubs
Born August 8, 1989 🇺🇸 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Instagram followers: 754 thousand

A post shared by Aaron Judge (@thejudge44) on Nov 16, 2017 at 4:51pm PST

Aaron James Judge
Current team: New York Yankees
Born April 26, 1992 🇺🇸 Linden, California
Instagram followers: 781 thousand

A post shared by Miguel Cabrera (@miggy24) on Jan 23, 2017 at 5:01pm PST

José Miguel Cabrera Torres
Current team: Detroit Tigers
Born April 18, 1983 🇻🇪 Maracay, Venezuela
Instagram followers: 833 thousand

A post shared by Javier Báez ⚾ (@javy23baez) on Sep 16, 2017 at 11:15am PDT

Ednel Javier Báez
Current team: Chicago Cubs
Born December 1, 1992 🇵🇷 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Instagram followers: 871 thousand

A post shared by Robinson Cano (@robinsoncano) on Jan 29, 2018 at 10:24am PST

Robinson José Canó Mercedes
Current team: Seattle Mariners
Born October 22, 1982 🇩🇴 San Pedro de Macorís, DR
Instagram followers: 1 million

A post shared by Kris Bryant (@kris_bryant17) on Aug 16, 2017 at 3:06pm PDT

Kristopher Lee Bryant
Current team: Chicago Cubs
Born January 4, 1992 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada
Instagram followers: 1 million

A post shared by Giancarlo Stanton (@giancarlo818) on Nov 16, 2017 at 7:05pm PST

Giancarlo Cruz Michael Stanton
Current team: Miami Marlins
Born November 8, 1989 🇺🇸 Panorama City, California
Instagram followers: 1 million

A post shared by Bryce Harper (@bharper3407) on Jun 6, 2017 at 10:57pm PDT

Bryce Aron Max Harper
Current team: Washington Nationals
Born October 16, 1992 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada
Instagram followers: 1.3 million

A post shared by Mike Trout (@miketrout) on Aug 9, 2017 at 4:47pm PDT

Michael Nelson Trout
Current team: Los Angeles Angels
Born August 7, 1991 🇺🇸 Vineland, New Jersey
Instagram followers: 1.4 million

A post shared by David Ortiz (@davidortiz) on Mar 3, 2018 at 12:31pm PST

David Américo Ortiz Arias
Last team: Boston Red Sox
Born November 18, 1975 🇩🇴 Santo Domingo, DR
Instagram followers: 1.5 million