It’s time for fans to make their voices heard and decide which players should be named to the 2023 All-MLB team.
The All-MLB honors, first created in 2019, recognize the best player or players at each position in the majors from the previous season, for both the first and second teams. The nominations were announced on Wednesday and fans can vote every 24 hours at mlb.com/allmlb from now until November 19th at 8 p.m. ET. (The ballot will also be available in Spanish at lasmayores.com/todomlb.)
Half of the selection process is voted on by fans, while the other 50% comes from a high-profile panel of media representatives, broadcasters, former players and other in-game officials. Winners will be announced on December 16 during MLB Network’s All-MLB Team Show, presented by MGM Rewards.
When casting their ballot, voters are asked to consider only performance during the regular season. Each team consists of one selection each at catcher, first base, second base, shortstop, third base and DH, as well as three outfielders (regardless of the specific outfield position), five starting pitchers and two relievers.
Fans are asked to narrow down a candidate list that includes 72 position players (nine catchers, seven first basemen, eight second basemen, nine shortstops, 10 third basemen, eight designated hitters and 21 outfielders) and 50 pitchers (26 starters and 24 relievers).
The Astros are the only team with double-digit prospects, and for Houston the split was even with five position players and five pitchers. Those candidates are second baseman Jose Altuve; third baseman Alex Bregman; designated hitter Yordan Alvarez; outfielders Kyle Tucker and Chas McCormick; starting pitchers Justin Verlander and Framber Valdez; and reserves Ryan Pressley, Bryan Abreu and Hector Neris. Houston edged Atlanta, which led NL teams with nine nominees, including an MLB-best player at seven positions.
The list of nominees includes 57 players who were All-Stars in 2023 and 44 who have earned All-MLB honors in the past, including 20 from last year (12 first-team selections and nine second-team selections , with two-way star Shohei). Ohtani chose both). This is Ohtani’s third consecutive season where he has been named to multiple positions. In 2021 he was a first-team DH and a second-team starting pitcher, and in 2022 he changed that position.
Two other themes surrounding the 2023 All-MLB nominees are youth and international heritage. Six rookies and 20 players age 25 or younger were nominated, as were 45 players born in nine countries and territories outside the 50 U.S. states.
Another storyline to keep an eye on in the All-MLB voting is whether the Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman can beat the Braves’ Matt Olson and the rest of the nominees at first base. Freeman is the only player selected to each of the four previous All-MLB squads (either first or second team), and that streak could reach five in 2023.
Here is the full list of nominees by position.
William Contreras, MIL
Willson Contreras, STL
Jonah Heim, TEX
Ryan Jeffers, MIN
Sean Murphy, ATL
Cal Raleigh, SEA
JT Realmuto, PHI
Adleyrutschman, BAL
Will Smith, LAD
Pete Alonso, NYM
Yandy Diaz, TB
Freddie Freeman, LAD
Paul Goldschmidt, STL
Josh Naylor, CLE
Matt Olson, ATL
Christian Walker, AZ
Ozzie Albies, ATL
Jose Altuve, HOU
Luis Arraez, MIA
Nolan Gorman, STL
Nico Hörner, CHC
Ha Seong Kim, SD
Ketel Marte, AZ
Marcus Semien, TEX
Nolan Arenado, STL
Alex Bregman, HOU
Jake Burger, CWS/MIA
Matt Chapman, GOAL
Rafael Devers, BOS
Josh Jung, TEX
Manny Machado, SD
Isaac Paredes, TB
Jose Ramirez, CLE
Austin Riley, ATL
Orlando Arcia, ATL
Bo Bichette, GOAL
JP Crawford, SEA
Gunnar Henderson, BAL
Francisco Lindor, NYM
Corey Seager, TEX
Dansby Swanson, CHC
Trea Turner, PHI
Bobby Witt Jr., KC
Ronald Acuna Jr., ATL
Randy Arozarena, TB
Cody Bellinger, CHC
Mookie Betts, LAD
Corbin Carroll, AZ
TJ Friedl, CIN
Adolis García, TEX
Nolan Jones, COL
Aaron Judge, New York
Steven Kwan, CLE
Josh Lowe, TB
Chas McCormick, HOU
Luis Robert Jr., CWS
Julio Rodriguez, SEA
Anthony Santander, BAL
Kyle Schwarber, PHI
Juan Soto, SD
Fernando Tatis Jr., SD
Lane Thomas, W.S.H
Kyle Tucker, HOU
Christian Yelich, MIL
Yordan Alvarez, HOU
Bryce Harper, PHI
JD Martinez, LAD
Shohei Ohtani, LAA
Marcell Ozuna, ATL
Brent Rooker, Oak
Jorge Soler, MIA
Justin Turner, BOS
Chris Bassitt, GOAL
Kyle Bradish, BAL
Corbin Burnes, MIL
Luis Castillo, SEA
Gerrit Cole, New York
Zach Eflin, TB
Nathan Eovaldi, TEX
Zac Gallen, AZ
Kevin Gausman, GOAL
Sonny Gray, MIN
Merrill Kelly, AZ
Clayton Kershaw, LAD
George Kirby, SEA
Pablo López, MIN
Jordan Montgomery, STL/TEX
Shohei Ohtani, LAA
Freddy Peralta, MIL
Eduardo Rodriguez, DET
Kodai Senga, NYM
Blake Snell, SD
Justin Steele, CHC
Spencer Strider, ATL
Framber Valdez, HOU
Justin Verlander, NYM/HOU
Logan Webb, S.F
Zack Wheeler, PHI
Bryan Abreu, HOU
Adbert Alzolay, CHC
Shawn Armstrong, TB
Félix Bautista, BAL
David Bednar, PIT
Matt Brash, SEA
Yennier Cano, BAL
Aroldis Chapman, KC/TEX
Emmanuel Clase, CLE
Alexis Diaz, CIN
Camilo Doval, SF
Jhoan Duran, MIN
Pete Fairbanks, TB
Josh Hader, SD
Clay Holmes, New York
Raisel Iglesias, ATL
Chris Martin, BOS
Hector Neris, HOU
Evan Phillips, LAD
Ryan Pressly, HOU
Jordan Romano, GOAL
Tanner Scott, MIA
Paul Sewald, SEA/AZ
Devin Williams, MIL