The 2024 All-MLB teams were revealed Thursday, honoring the best and second-best players at their positions regardless of league.
Whereas All-Star honors typically recognize a good first half, the All-MLB teams are meant to recognize a full season’s worth of accomplishments, like it’s counterpart in the NBA. And while more than 50 players can be named All-Stars in any given year, only 16 players are named to the first team.
Here are the players who were recognized as the top player at their position:
And the second team:
The teams were announced at a show in Las Vegas, with honors such as the Comeback Player of the Year Awards (Chris Sale and Garret Crochet) and Relievers of the Year (Emmanuel Clase and Ryan Helsley) also unveiled. The show was headlined by “Daily Show” veteran Roy Wood Jr., who certainly tried his best while working a room that included Mookie Betts and Tarik Skubal.
As with most award shows, the selections weren’t without controversy.
Betts over Jarren Duran for the final spot of the first-team outfield was an odd choice in particular. The Dodgers star was certainly great again this season, but he began the season playing exclusively at shortstop then missed nearly two months with a fractured hand. He played a total of 43 games at outfield this season, while Duran played 160 with similar offensive stats.
There was not, however, a debate about first-team DH. Shohei Ohtani took him that honor as well as his fourth straight Edgar Martinez Award recognizing the game’s best designated hitter. He will resume competing for All-MLB honors as a pitcher next season.