Here are the ‘26 All-MLB First and Second Teams

Now in their eighth season since being established in 2019, the All-MLB Teams presented by MGM Rewards honor the best players in the Major Leagues over the course of the regular season.

The 2026 All-MLB First and Second Teams were revealed on Wednesday night as part of the festivities at the MLB Awards presented by MGM Rewards. The event was held at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas and aired on MLB Network. As was the case in each of the past seven editions, the 2026 All-MLB Teams were chosen through a process in which 50% of the vote came from fans and 50% from a panel of experts.

All-MLB selections are split into a First Team and a Second Team, with each featuring one player apiece at catcher, first base, second base, shortstop, third base and DH, as well as three outfielders (regardless of specific outfield position), five starting pitchers and two relievers. Voters were asked to consider only performance during the regular season when casting their ballots.

Of the 32 total All-MLB selections in 2026, the World Series-champion Brewers led all teams with four selections, followed by their Fall Classic opponents, the Rays, who had three selections.

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FIRST TEAM

C: Gabriel Moreno, D-backs
It was a banner season for Arizona’s backstop, as Moreno had a .311 average and became just the fifth catcher to win the batting title and first since Buster Posey in 2012. He also took home his second Gold Glove Award, joining Joe Mauer (2008-09) as the only catchers to win that award and a batting title in the same season. Moreno’s 5.4 WAR, per FanGraphs, was tied for the ninth-best mark among position players and tops among all catchers.

1B: Pete Alonso, Orioles
Alonso wasted no time acclimating to his new team, leading the American League by bashing 43 home runs and piling up 113 RBIs. It marked the fourth time that Alonso hit 40 home runs in a season and brought his career total to 307, the second most by any player since he debuted in 2019 (Kyle Schwarber, 313). Alonso also set career highs with 81 walks and a .363 OBP.

2B: Brice Turang, Brewers
Turang’s rise to stardom has coincided with the Brewers becoming a powerhouse, which included the franchise’s first World Series title in 2026. Turang blew past his previous career highs by setting personal-best marks in home runs (21), OPS (.816), runs (102) and RBIs (100). Add in his 19 stolen bases and elite second base defense -- resulting in his second Gold Glove Award -- and Turang accumulated 5.9 WAR, tied for fifth best among position players per FanGraphs.

3B: Junior Caminero, Rays
Like Turang, Caminero is another superstar who helped lead his club to a pennant and a spot in the World Series. The slugging third baseman has blossomed into one of the most feared hitters in the sport, with 42 home runs in 2026 and an AL-best 87 homers since 2025. Caminero also showed drastic improvements elsewhere, boosting his walk rate from 6.3 percent in 2025 to 11.3 percent in ‘26, while shaving his strikeout rate from 19.1 percent to 18.4 percent.

SS: Bobby Witt Jr., Royals
Another ho-hum season for Witt, who continued to prove that he’s one of the best all-around players on the planet. The Royals’ slick-fielding shortstop ranked third at any position with 24 Outs Above Average, per Statcast, had an .800 OPS and swiped 45 bases. That total package led to 7.0 WAR, second best in the Majors and tops in the AL. The fact that there could be even more upside (see, his 2024 season) with Witt is a testament to how good he is.

OF: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cubs; Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres; Jackson Chourio, Brewers
PCA produced one of the best seasons in baseball history, full stop. Crow-Armstrong led the Majors with 10.6 WAR, joining the rare 10-WAR club, thanks to a .943 OPS, 45 home runs and 41 stolen bases and an MLB-best 26 Outs Above Average. Tatis shook off a slow start to his season, including not homering in his first 55 games, to post an .828 OPS, 25 home runs, 38 stolen bases and 5.4 WAR, a top-10 mark among position players. Chourio etched himself into Milwaukee’s lore in the title run, but he was also a star in the regular season, joining the 20-20 club for a third straight season and producing 4.6 WAR.

DH: Yordan Alvarez, Astros
Alvarez was baseball’s best hitter by a wide margin in 2026, leading qualified players with a .316 average, .432 OBP, .601 SLG, 1.033 OPS and 181 wRC+. Despite being a primary DH, Alvarez was worth 6.8 WAR, third in the Majors behind Crow-Armstrong and Witt. Given that the Astros just squeaked into the playoffs, Alvarez’s season was all the more important for Houston.

SP: Jacob Misiorowski, Brewers; Cam Schlittler, Yankees; Chris Sale, Braves; Dylan Cease, Blue Jays; Cristopher Sánchez, Phillies
The Miz burst onto the scene with an MLB-best 1.80 ERA, 252 strikeouts and .157 average against, while also being the winning pitcher for the World Series title clincher. Schlittler, too, dominated in his first full season with a 1.95 ERA and 239 strikeouts in 193 2/3 innings. Cease crushed it in his first year in Toronto, earning his first All-Star nod while striking out 239 hitters with a 2.40 ERA in 169 innings. Sale continued to defy Father Time with a 2.16 ERA and 200 strikeouts in his age-37 season, while Sánchez further established himself among the elite with a 2.91 ERA and 231 strikeouts.

RP: Mason Miller, Padres; Louis Varland, Blue Jays
Miller produced one of the best relief seasons in MLB history, posting a 1.67 ERA with 129 strikeouts in 70 innings. Miller struck out 47.4 percent of opposing hitters, the sixth-best mark of any season with a minimum of 50 innings pitched. Varland, meanwhile, boasted a 1.27 ERA, the lowest mark among the 327 pitchers to throw at least 50 innings in 2026. He struck out 97 batters in 78 innings and recorded 35 saves.

SECOND TEAM

C: William Contreras, Brewers
What a year it was for ‘Wild Bill,’ which culminated with Contreras being named World Series MVP. He was plenty good in the regular season, too, running a .758 OPS with 18 home runs, all while playing his usual excellent defense. Nobody caught more games in 2026 (128), and Contreras’ 25 runners caught stealing ranked second in the Majors (Miami’s Joe Mack had 26). Contreras recorded 3-plus WAR for the fourth straight season.

1B: Willson Contreras, Red Sox
It will be hard to top this year for the Contreras brothers on the baseball field, as they were both selected to the All-Star Game and won the World Baseball Classic title for their home country of Venezuela. In the elder Contreras’ first season in Boston, he set career highs with 27 home runs, a .901 OPS and 4.0 WAR.

2B: Brandon Lowe, Pirates
Lowe enters free agency on a high note, as he posted an .824 OPS with 35 home runs, the second most in a season in his career. Maybe just as important, Lowe went from a below average defender to one of the best in baseball, accumulating 15 Outs Above Average. Lowe’s 4.9 WAR was a career high.

3B: Alex Bregman, Cubs
Bregman shook off a sluggish start to his Cubs tenure to become one of the best players in baseball by the end of the year. Bregman secured the second Gold Glove Award of his career, posted an .819 OPS and hit 28 home runs, his most in a single season since a career-high 41 homers in 2019. Bregman was worth 5.5 WAR, tied for the seventh-best mark among position players.

SS: Elly De La Cruz, Reds
De La Cruz posted the best offensive season of his career in 2026, setting personal bests with 30 home runs, a .283 average, .365 OBP, .515 SLG and .880 OPS. The Reds’ shortstop joined the 30-30 club for the first time and was strong defensively, as evidenced by his 7 Outs Above Average. De La Cruz’s 6.4 WAR only trailed Crow-Armstrong, Witt and Alvarez among position players.

OF: James Wood, Nationals; Randy Arozarena, Mariners; Jordan Walker, Cardinals
Wood has quickly become one of the best hitters in baseball and just turned 24 years old. In 135 games, he hit 30 home runs and had an .891 OPS while running a 16.4 percent walk rate, third best among qualified hitters. Arozarena showed out in a walk year, setting full-season career highs with an .865 OPS, 151 wRC+ and 5.5 WAR, just before hitting free agency for the first time. Walker had his long-awaited breakout, posting 2.7 WAR along with a .793 OPS and 29 home runs.

DH: Ben Rice, Yankees
Rice leveled up again after a breakout 2025 season, becoming one of the best hitters in baseball in ‘26. Rice ranked fourth among qualified hitters with an .897 OPS and slugged 41 homers, tied for sixth most in the Majors. In a year when Aaron Judge was unavailable for much of the second half due to injury, Rice’s performance was huge for the Yanks.

SP: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers; Sonny Gray, Red Sox; Tarik Skubal, Dodgers/Tigers; Drew Rasmussen, Rays; Jesús Luzardo, Phillies
Coming off a season in which he won World Series MVP honors, Yamamoto was dynamite once again, posting a 2.53 ERA with 4.7 WAR in 185 innings in 2026. Gray was excellent in his first season in Boston, running a 2.72 ERA and 3.4 WAR in 29 starts. Skubal was lights out for both the Tigers and Dodgers (following a Trade Deadline deal), posting a 2.72 ERA with 186 strikeouts and just 27 walks in 158 2/3 innings overall. Rasmussen was a key cog in the Rays’ AL pennant-winning rotation and had a 2.67 ERA in 172 innings in the regular season. Luzardo had a career-best season for the Phillies, posting a 2.86 ERA with 221 strikeouts, sixth most in the Majors.

RP: Bryan Baker, Rays; Cade Smith, Guardians
Baker was a revelation for the Rays, posting the second-lowest ERA (1.44) among all pitchers with at least 50 innings, while tying for the MLB lead with 41 saves. Tied with whom, you might ask? That would be Smith, who continued his ascent as one of the best relievers in the Majors, posting a 1.95 ERA with 107 strikeouts.