Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tarik Skubal were the Dodgers’ only representatives on the 2026 All-MLB Team, with both pitchers landing on the Second Team when the honors were announced Wednesday night at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.
That puts the two arms in familiar territory. Yamamoto and Skubal were both First Team selections in 2025, and this year they slid to Second Team status. For Skubal, it’s his third career All-MLB selection overall, after First Team nods in 2024 and 2025.
The Dodgers had a deeper pool of nominees than just the two pitchers. Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, Max Muncy, Shohei Ohtani, Andy Pages and Tanner Scott were also up for consideration for the 2026 All-MLB Team.
The awards show again featured Mookie Betts as co-host, alongside comedian Roy Wood Jr. Betts is also representing the Dodgers with Justin Turner in the MLB Open golf tournament.
All-MLB First and Second Team selections are decided through a mix of fan voting and input from media members, broadcasters, former players and other baseball officials. Each player chosen for either team receives a trophy.
The 2026 First Team included Gabriel Moreno at catcher; Pete Alonso at first base; Brice Turang at second; Bobby Witt Jr. at shortstop; Junior Caminero at third; outfielders Jackson Chourio, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Fernando Tatis Jr.; Yordan Alvarez at designated hitter; and pitchers Dylan Cease, Jacobo Misiorowski, Chris Sale, Cristopher Sánchez and Cam Schlittler. Mason Miller and Louis Varland were the relief pitchers selected.
On the Second Team, William Contreras was the catcher, Willson Contreras handled first base, Brandon Lowe was at second, Elly De La Cruz at shortstop and Alex Bregman at third. The outfield spots went to Randy Arozarena, Jordan Walker and James Wood, while Ben Rice was the designated hitter. Sonny Gray, Jesús Luzardo, Drew Rasmussen, Tarik Skubal and Yoshinobu Yamamoto made up the starting pitching group, with Bryan Baker and Cade Smith chosen as relievers.
The 2026 season marked the eighth year of All-MLB selections, with 32 players honored in all, split evenly between the First and Second Teams. Fifteen of those players were first-time All-MLB selections, including five on the First Team and 10 newcomers on the Second Team.
The Milwaukee Brewers led all clubs with four selections after winning the 2025 World Series. The Tampa Bay Rays followed with three, while the Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, Dodgers, San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees each had two.
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