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All-MLB Awards: Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge and Chris Sale lead the first-team roster

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.

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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.

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