In a sport known for its superstitions, baseball has players that outright perform better on specific days of the week.
While that might be in part to a turn of the page into a new series, jolt of excitement for the weekend or total coincidence, some hitters find themselves boosting their overall production better one day compared to the others.
For example, before Carson Williams received his call to Major League on Aug. 21, the Rays' top prospect connected on a home run in a seventh straight Sunday for Triple-A Durham, sparking the question for myself: Is MLB's No. 46 prospect actually the best series finale hitter in the Minor Leagues this season?
The short answer is no.
Although tied for the third-most homers, Williams' 1.113 OPS ranked 23rd among Minor League hitters with at least 30 plate appearances on Sundays this season, the minimum requirement to be included in this research.
While filtering through the top OPS clips each day of the week then factoring in extra-base hits, run production and other stats like stolen bases, walks and strikeouts, it became more clear which players on the farm ruled over each day of the week while boosting their overall slash lines.
Here's a look at each day of the week's best hitter in the Minor Leagues this season (stats through Sept. 21). To best filter through top performances, there's a minimum requirement amount of 20 games played since Rookie-level players fielded smaller samples sizes. Like all full-season Minor League teams, we'll start our week on Tuesday.
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Tuesday: Otto Kemp (PHI)
Tuesday slash line: .426/.565/.957, 1.522 OPS
Other days: .287/.384/.494, .878 OPS
The recently recalled Phillies infielder routinely got his week off to a fast start for Triple-A Lehigh Valley this year, to the tune of a .426/.565/.957 slash line with six round trippers, five doubles, one triple and 20 RBIs in 12 Tuesday games. He also was hit by pitches six times on Tuesdays on his way to setting the IronPigs' single-season record with 19 HBPs. Kemp's dominance on Tuesday hasn't carried over to the big leagues this year, however, as he's gone just 5-for-30 in nine Tuesday games for the Phillies, his lowest average (.167) on any given day of the week.
Runner-up: Kyler Fedko (MIN) - .400/.484/.788, 8 HR, 25 RBI, 21 G
Wednesday: Dylan Beavers (BAL No. 3/MLB No. 100)
Wednesday slash line: .425/.538/.975, 1.513 OPS
Other days: .288/.403/.454, .857 OPS
Another recent callup, Beavers thrived on Hump Day performances for Triple-A Norfolk, logging a 1.513 OPS with nine extra-base hits, including six homers. The Orioles likely wanted to see that same production moving forward from the former No. 33 overall pick in the 2022 Draft when they promoted him to the big leagues in mid-August, and Beavers went 6-for-12 with three extra-base knocks and four RBIs in his Wednesday tilts for Baltimore.
Runners-up: Spencer Jones (NYY No. 3/MLB No. 86) - .267/.400/.653, 8 HR, 18 RBI, 22 G
Thursday: Jose Rojas (NYY)
Thursday slash line: .349/.413/.723, 1.136 OPS
Other days: .273/.372/.570
While in his second stint with New York, Rojas favored the "Almost Friday" energy. He smacked a day-best eight of his 32 homers on the season, a total that tied for the third most in the Minor Leagues in 2025. Rojas also accounted for six doubles and ranked tied for fourth in RBIs with 23. In his ninth professional season, The 32-year-old infielder posted his best slash line in his Minor League career with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Runner-up: Brendan Tunink (LAD No. 19) - .519/.639/.1.148, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 8 G
Friday: Andrew Pinckney (WSH)
Friday slash line: .315/.371/.629, 1.000 OPS
Other days: .258/.343/.382
With a day-leading nine homers making up a significant amount of his 20 on the year, Pinckney crushed weekend openers more than any other game of the week. The 24-year-old Nationals outfielder hit to a 1.000 OPS while tied for the fourth-most RBIs (23), trailing MLB's top prospect Konnor Griffin of the Pirates and big-league experienced infielder Rodolfo Castro (PHI) and Jon Singleton (NYM/HOU). Pinckney also swiped nine bases in 22 Friday games.
Runner-up: Moises Morales (MIA) - .500/.625/.909, 1 HR, 16 RBI, 8 G
Saturday: Sal Stewart (MLB No. 30/CIN No. 1)
Saturday slash line: .430/.485/.814, 1.299
Other days: .279/.358/.453
Before his much-anticipated big league debut, Stewart relished Saturday slugging. The 21-year-old righty smashed a day-leading nine homers in part of his 20 total roundtrippers split between Double-A Chattanooga and Triple-A Louisville this season. The No. 32 overall pick in the 2022 Draft, Stewart also tallied six doubles and led Saturday hitters with 26 RBIs. With the Reds on Saturdays, the 60-grade hitter is 4-for-8 with his one of his four big league homers.
Runner-up: Yorger Bautista (SEA No. 11) - .481/.600/.926, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 9 G
Sunday: Brett Harris (ATH)
Sunday slash line: .400/.467/.975, 1.442 OPS
Other days: .264/.357/.410
A former top prospect for the A's, Harris became the heart of "Pacific Coast League After Dark" games for Triple-A Las Vegas. Of the infielder's 16 hits in Sunday matchups, he mashed six homers and five doubles while driving in 12 runs. His 1.442 OPS led all hitters in primary series finales for full-season affiliates. Since being recalled by the A's on Aug. 15, Harris has hit .412 and tagged three doubles in end-of-the-week contests.
Runner-up: Spencer Jones (NYY) - .299/.321/.740, 10 HR, 17 RBI, 20 G