The Giants have one player in the mix for the 2026 All-MLB Team, and it comes with a frustrating catch: Rafael Devers may not be able to finish the race.
With the regular season wrapped up, attention has shifted to the individual honors that will be handed out in November, and All-MLB is one of the biggest. The format is straightforward enough: players are judged across both leagues, with selections made at one position player, three outfielders, five starting pitchers and two relievers for both the first and second teams.
Fan voting is already open and runs through Oct. 9, and Giants supporters have one obvious name to back at first base.
Devers was scorching before his season was interrupted. He landed on the 60-Day injured list in the middle of September after a core injury that required surgery, and that ended a run in which he had hit five home runs over his previous seven games while driving in 15 runs.
The timing is what stings. Devers put together strong offensive numbers across the year, and the first-base pool in either league was deep enough to make the award chase tricky anyway. But his surge in September had him trending toward the kind of finish that would have made him hard to ignore for a first-team spot.
Even with a solid first full season in San Francisco, the numbers that usually grab the loudest attention - home runs and RBI - weren’t quite there at the top of the board. Still, the way he was finishing the year suggested he was closing fast on the competition in those categories before the injury stopped everything cold.
The good news for Devers is that the surgery is not expected to impact his 2027 availability, with recovery projected to take only a few months. The Giants will be hoping that next time around, he’s not just on the All-MLB ballot, but landing on the first team.
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