Major League Baseball’s All-MLB Team race has three familiar names in the mix, with Bobby Witt Jr., Carter Jensen and Jac Caglianone all landing among the finalists.
Fans can vote on the nominees at www.mlb.com/all-mlb/ballot through October 9. The winners will be revealed at the MLB Awards on November 11 on MLB Network.
Witt is once again in the center of the conversation at shortstop. He ranks second among all players with a 7.0 fWAR, leads all shortstops with 23 Outs Above Average, is tied for fifth among shortstops with 94 runs scored, and tops the group with 45 steals. He is one of a long list of finalists at the position that also includes CJ Abrams, Mookie Betts, Ezequiel Duran, Elly De La Cruz, Otto Lopez, Kevin McGonigle, Colson Montgomery, Zach Neto, Geraldo Perdomo and Dansby Swanson.
Jensen’s case at catcher is built on power production that stood out all season. He set the record for most extra-base hits by a rookie catcher since 1947 with 64, tied for second among all catchers with 27 home runs, and finished third in slugging percentage at .467. He’s up against Drake Baldwin, William Contreras, Dillon Dingler, Hunter Goodman, Liam Hicks, Ryan Jeffers, Shea Langeliers, Gabriel Moreno and Adley Rutschman.
Caglianone earned his spot after a scorching August that brought him American League Player of the Month honors. He hit .289 in that stretch, which ranked sixth among all outfielders, and he is third in slugging at .494.
The outfield finalist group is loaded, with Wilyer Abreu, Ronald Acuña Jr., Randy Arozarena, Cody Bellinger, Byron Buxton, Corbin Carroll, Jackson Chourio, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chase DeLauter, Riley Greene, Michael Harris II, Jake McCarthy, Jackson Merrill, Andy Pages, Tristan Peters, Ceddanne Rafaela, Juan Soto, Chandler Simpson, Seiya Suzuki, Fernando Tatis Jr., Mike Trout, Jordan Walker and James Wood all in the mix. Three outfielders will be selected, regardless of position.
The final selections will be made with equal weight given to fan voting and a panel of media members, broadcasters, former players and other officials throughout the game. The first-team and second-team picks will make up the 2026 All-MLB Team, and all voting is based solely on the 2026 regular season, with no distinction between the American League and National League.
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