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All-MLB Team
| Sport |
|---|
| Major League Baseball |
| Best players at each position as voted by fans and a panel of experts (50% weight each) |
| 2019 |
The All-MLB Team is an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) honor bestowed upon the best players across both leagues at each position during the season. Selections to the first and second teams are determined by a fan vote and a panel consisting of media members, former players, and baseball officials. The honor was established in 2019.
The career leader in selections is Shohei Ohtani, who has been named an All-MLB player eight times. Ohtani is also the only player to be named to both teams in the same season (as a designated hitter and starting pitcher respectively), accomplished in 2021 and 2022, and is the only player to be named to the first team twice in the same season, in 2023. The leaders as measured by number of seasons named All-MLB are Yordan Alvarez, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Aaron Judge, Juan Soto, and Ohtani each of whom has been selected All-MLB in five seasons.
The roster of each team consists of one catcher, four infielders (one for each position), three outfielders regardless of position, one designated hitter, five starting pitchers, and two relief pitchers. Before the 2022 season, the designated hitter was only used in the American League (as well as interleague games hosted by American League teams), except during the COVID-19-affected 2020 season.
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| ^ | Denotes players who are still active in MLB |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been selected |
| Player(in bold text) | Indicates the player who won the American/National League Most Valuable Player Award in the same year |
| Player(in italics) | Indicates the player who won the American/National League Cy Young Award in the same year |
Shohei Ohtani has been selected to the All-MLB team 8 times.
Mookie Betts has been selected to the All-MLB team 5 times.
Freddie Freeman has been selected to the All-MLB team 5 times.
Yordan Alvarez has been selected to the All-MLB team 5 times.
Aaron Judge has been selected to the All-MLB team 5 times.
Juan Soto has been selected to the All-MLB team 5 times.
The following players have been selected for an All-MLB Team three or more times.
Updated as of the conclusion of the 2025 MLB season.
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| ^ | Denotes players who are still active in Major League Baseball |
| Player | Pos | Total | First Team | Second Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shohei Ohtani^ | DH/SP | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Mookie Betts^ | OF | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Juan Soto^ | OF | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Aaron Judge^ | OF | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Freddie Freeman^ | 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Yordan Alvarez^ | DH | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Gerrit Cole^ | SP | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| José Ramírez^ | 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Max Fried^ | SP | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Josh Hader^ | RP | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Trout^ | OF | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr.^ | 1B | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Clase^ | RP | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Liam Hendriks^ | RP | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Manny Machado^ | 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| J. T. Realmuto^ | C | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Salvador Pérez^ | C | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Max Scherzer^ | SP | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Marcus Semien^ | SS/2B | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Ronald Acuña Jr.^ | OF | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Jose Altuve^ | 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Zack Wheeler^ | SP | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Francisco Lindor^ | SS | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Kyle Tucker^ | OF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
- All-NBA Team, a similar honor for National Basketball Association (NBA) players
- All-Pro, a similar honor for National Football League (NFL) players
- NHL All-Star team, a similar honor for National Hockey League (NHL) players
- MLS Best XI, a similar honor for Major League Soccer (MLS) players.
- NPB Best Nine, a similar honor in Nippon Professional Baseball for top players at each position in the Central and Pacific League.
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