2022 All-MLB team: 6 Astros honored, Freeman earns 4th selection
Major League Baseball announced the fourth annual All-MLB teams Monday, with 16 players each making up the first and second teams.
The World Series champion Houston Astros were well represented, with a league-best six players across both teams, while five members of the 111-win Los Angeles Dodgers were chosen to lead NL clubs. No other team had more than three selections this year.
Here's a look at the full selections:
1st-team hitters
| POSITION | PLAYER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| C | J.T. Realmuto | Phillies |
| 1B | Paul Goldschmidt | Cardinals |
| 2B | Jose Altuve | Astros |
| 3B | Manny Machado | Padres |
| SS | Trea Turner | Dodgers |
| OF | Mookie Betts | Dodgers |
| OF | Mike Trout | Angels |
| OF | Aaron Judge | Yankees |
| DH | Yordan Alvarez | Astros |
Realmuto now has three All-MLB selections, and joins Salvador Perez as a two-time first-team selection at catcher. Both league MVP's, Judge and Goldschmidt, were easy choices for the first team.
1st-team pitchers
| ROLE | PLAYER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| SP | Sandy Alcantara | Marlins |
| SP | Alek Manoah | Blue Jays |
| SP | Shohei Ohtani | Angels |
| SP | Framber Valdez | Astros |
| SP | Justin Verlander | Astros |
| RP | Edwin Diaz | Mets |
| RP | Emmanuel Clase | Guardians |
Alcantara, the NL Cy Young winner, is the first Marlins player to earn an All-MLB Team nod. Ohtani was selected as a first-team pitcher and second-team DH, reversing his selections from last season. Verlander and Valdez are the second set of Astros pitchers to earn first-team spots in the same season, after Verlander and Gerrit Cole did it in 2019.
2nd-team hitters
| POSITION | PLAYER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| C | Will Smith | Dodgers |
| 1B | Freddie Freeman | Dodgers |
| 2B | Andres Gimenez | Guardians |
| 3B | Nolan Arenado | Cardinals |
| SS | Francisco Lindor | Mets |
| OF | Julio Rodriguez | Mariners |
| OF | Kyle Schwarber | Phillies |
| OF | Kyle Tucker | Astros |
| DH | Shohei Ohtani | Angels |
Freeman becomes the first player with four career All-MLB nods. He's been a second-team choice three times, and was on the first team during his MVP campaign of 2020. Rodriguez is the fourth Rookie of the Year winner to land on the All-MLB Team. Gimenez, along with first-team reliever Clase, are the first two Guardians players to earn this honor.
2nd-team pitchers
| ROLE | PLAYER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| SP | Dylan Cease | White Sox |
| SP | Max Fried | Braves |
| SP | Aaron Nola | Phillies |
| SP | Max Scherzer | Mets |
| SP | Julio Urias | Dodgers |
| RP | Ryan Helsley | Cardinals |
| RP | Ryan Pressly | Astros |
Scherzer joins Gerrit Cole and Liam Hendriks as the only three-time All-MLB pitchers. This is his first time landing on the second team. Urias is a second-team selection for the second consecutive seasons.