For this question, a major league baseball team has nine players, which player is most important? I would say either the hitter or the pitcher, for sure, depending on which is more important to you. I personally think probably the hitters, because yeah, defense is important, but you have to score to win. So I would say definitely the hitters is the most important position on the field, but if we're just talking defense-wise, I would say pitcher. You gotta have a pitcher, he's gotta be important. All the other positions are there to just assist the pitcher, just in case he doesn't pitch a strike or anything like that, so I would definitely say pitcher. Or if you're looking from offensive-wise, obviously the hitter, but that's just one position.