The 2024 All-MLB teams were revealed Thursday, honoring the best and second-best players at their positions, regardless of league.
While All-Star honors generally recognize a strong first half, All-MLB teams are intended to recognize a full season’s worth of accomplishments, like their NBA counterpart. And although 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 in their position:
C: William Contreras, Milwaukee Brewers
1B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays
2B: Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks
3B: José Ramírez, Cleveland Guardians
SS: Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals
OF: Juan Soto, New York Yankees
OF: Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
OF: Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers
DB: 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
PR: Ryan Helsley, St. Louis Cardinals
And the second team:
C: Salvador Pérez, Kansas City Royals
1B: Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies
2B: José Altuve, Houston Astros
3B: Manny Machado, San Diego Padres
SS: Francisco Lindor, New York Mets
OF: Jarren Durán, Boston Red Sox
OF: Teoscar Hernández, Los Angeles Dodgers
FROM: Jackson Merrill, San Diego Padres
DB: Yordan Álvarez, 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
PR: Mason Miller, Oakland Athletics
RP: Kirby Yates, Texas Rangers
The teams were announced at a show in Las Vegas, and honors such as Comeback Player of the Year (Chris Sale and Garrett Crochet) and Relievers of the Year (Emmanuel Clase and Ryan Helsley) were also announced. The show was headlined by “Daily Show” veteran Roy Wood Jr., who certainly did his best while working a room that included Mookie Betts and Tarik Skubal.
As with most awards shows, the selections were not without controversy.
Going for Jarren Duran for the final first-team outfield spot was a particularly strange choice. The Dodgers star was certainly great again this season, but he started the season playing exclusively at shortstop and then missed nearly two months with a broken hand. He played a total of 43 games in the outfield this season, while Durán played 160 with similar offensive statistics.
However, there was no debate about the first-team designated hitter. Shohei Ohtani took home that honor, as well as his fourth consecutive Edgar Martinez Award, which recognizes the sport’s best designated hitter. He will resume contention for All-MLB honors as a pitcher next season.