The Dodgers have eight players in the mix for Major League Baseball’s All-MLB teams, a list that once again puts plenty of star power from Los Angeles in the spotlight.
Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman are back in familiar territory. Ohtani is among six nominees at designated hitter, Betts is one of 11 shortstop candidates, and Freeman is one of 14 first basemen on the ballot. All three have won All-MLB recognition five times before.
Ohtani’s resume in the honor keeps piling up. He has taken first-team All-MLB at DH in each of the last three seasons and in four of the last five overall, along with second-team DH in 2022. As a pitcher, he also owns two first-team selections in 2022 and 2023, plus a second-team nod in 2021.
Betts has been a regular on these teams as well, with four first-team All-MLB selections as an outfielder and a second-team honor back in 2019. Freeman’s track record includes two first-team first-base selections, most recently in 2023, along with three second-team honors.
The Dodgers’ group also includes some newer faces chasing their first All-MLB nod. Max Muncy is one of 11 third basemen under consideration, though he faces a tough path with Rays star Junior Caminero among the names at the position. Andy Pages is the Dodgers’ lone representative among the 24 outfield nominees and is also seeking his first selection.
On the pitching side, Yoshinobu Yamamoto is back in the mix after earning first-team All-MLB honors last year. Tarik Skubal, who was a first-teamer in each of the last two seasons, is the other Dodgers starter on the ballot.
Fan voting begins Monday and runs through Friday, October 9. That vote will be combined with ballots from “a decorated panel of media members, broadcasters, former players and other officials throughout the game” to determine the first and second All-MLB teams.
The selections will be revealed during the MLB awards show on November 11, which starts at 5 p.m. PT on MLB Network.
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