The 2024 All-MLB teams were unveiled Thursday, honoring the best and second-best players at their positions regardless of league.
While All-Star honors typically reward a good first half, the All-MLB teams are meant to recognize a full season’s performance, much like their NBA counterpart. And while more than 50 players can be named All-Stars in a given year, only 16 players are named to the first team.
These are the players who were recognized as the best player at their position:
C: William Contreras, Milwaukee Brewers
1B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays
2B: Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks
3B: José Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians
SS: Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals
FROM: Juan Soto, New York Yankees
FROM: Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
FROM: Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers
DH: Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers
SP: Chris Sale, Atlanta Braves
SP: Tarik Skubal, Detroit Tigers
SP: Paul Skenes, Pittsburgh Pirates
SP: Zack Wheeler, Philadelphia Phillies
SP: Corbin Burnes, Baltimore Orioles
RP: Emmanuel Clase, Cleveland Guardians
RP: Ryan Helsley, St. Louis Cardinals
And the second team:
C: Salvador Perez, Kansas City Royals
1B: Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies
2B: Jose Altuve, Houston Astros
3B: Manny Machado, San Diego Padres
SS: Francisco Lindor, New York Mets
OR: Jarren Duran, Boston Red Sox
FROM: Teoscar Hernández, Los Angeles Dodgers
FROM: Jackson Merrill, San Diego Padres
DH: Jordanan Alvarez, Houston Astros
SP: Seth Lugo, Kansas City Royals
SP: Dylan Cease, San Diego Padres
SP: Shota Imanaga, Chicago Cubs
SP: Framber Valdez, Houston Astros
SP: Michael King, San Diego Padres
RP: Mason Miller, Oakland Athletics
RP: Kirby Yates, Texas Rangers
The teams were announced at a show in Las Vegas, where honors including the Comeback Player of the Year Awards (Chris Sale and Garrett Crochet) and Relievers of the Year (Emmanuel Clase and Ryan Helsley) were also unveiled. The show was headlined by “Daily Show” veteran Roy Wood Jr., who certainly did his best while working in a room that included Mookie Betts and Tarik Skubal.
As with most awards shows, the selections were not without controversy.
Especially the bet on Jarren Duran for the last spot in the first team outfield was a strange choice. The Dodgers star was certainly great again this season, but he started the season exclusively at shortstop and then missed almost two months with a broken hand. He played a total of 43 games in the outfield this season, while Duran played 160 with similar offensive stats.
However, there was no debate about first-team DH. Shohei Ohtani took home that honor, as well as his fourth straight Edgar Martinez Award, recognizing the game’s best design hitter. He will compete for All-MLB honors again as a pitcher next season.
