Major Market Players Lead 2011 MLB Jersey Sales

The list of top-selling jerseys from the 2011 MLB season has been released. No real surprises, as the players in the major markets dominated the list. Of the Top 20 listed below, 11 are from Boston, New York (Yankees) and Philadelphia.

For 2012, I'll say Albert Pujols will be the top seller – it helps when you change teams.

Here's the list from 2011:

1. Derek Jeter, New York Yankees

2. Cliff Lee, Philadelphia Phillies

3. Albert Pujols, Los Angels of Anaheim (St. Louis last year)

4. Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers

5. Roy Halladay, Philadelphia Phillies

6. Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants

7. Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox

8. Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers

9. Hunter Pence, Philadelphia Phillies

10. Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants

11. Chase Utley, Philadelphia Phillies

12. Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins

13. Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers

14. Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox

15. Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees

16. Ian Kinsler, Texas Rangers

17. Robinson Cano, New York Yankees

18. Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees

19. Carl Crawford, Boston Red Sox

20. David Freese, St. Louis Cardinals