2025 All-MLB Team Player Rankings with 100 Games to Go
The All-MLB team is a relatively new addition to the postseason award picture, but it is a prestigious honor highlighting the best and brightest at each position at the end of a long season.
In an effort to provide a more focused goal with our monthly position rankings, what had previously been our position-by-position player rankings will now be our All-MLB Team rankings going forward.
Following the format of the All-MLB rosters, the top 10 players at each position included on the All-MLB team—C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, DH, SP and RP—will be ranked each month, with the top players at each spot representing our picks for the All-MLB team if the season ended today.
As is the case with the All-MLB picks, only production during the current season is considered, with track record and future projection taking a backseat to present-day production.
Let the debate begin.
What is the All-MLB Team?
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While the All-NBA team for basketball and the All-Pro team for football have long been part of the postseason award landscape, only recently has Major League Baseball adopted a similar end-of-season team for the best of the best at each position.
The first All-MLB team was selected in 2019, with a first team and second team selected under the following roster parameters:
C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF, DH, SP, SP, SP, SP, SP, RP, RP
Shohei Ohtani is the current leader with seven All-MLB selections, earning four as a designated hitter and three as a pitcher. Yordan Alvarez, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman are tied for second with five selections each.
The teams are chosen based on a combination of fan vote and a committee made up of media members, former players and baseball officials.
Catchers
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Top 10 Catchers
1. Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners
2. Will Smith, Los Angeles Dodgers
3. Carlos Narváez, Boston Red Sox
4. Carson Kelly, Chicago Cubs
5. Dillon Dingler, Detroit Tigers
6. Drake Baldwin, Atlanta Braves
7. Hunter Goodman, Colorado Rockies
8. Shea Langeliers, Athletics
9. William Contreras, Milwaukee Brewers
10. Alejandro Kirk, Toronto Blue Jays
We start with one of the easiest decisions at any position, as Cal Raleigh is on pace for one of the most prolific offensive seasons ever by a catcher.
The 28-year-old leads the majors with 26 home runs, hitting .272/.380/.655 for a 198 OPS+ along the way while again anchoring a terrific Seattle pitching staff as the reigning AL Platinum Glove winner.
Raleigh should be a lock for his first career All-Star selection, and it might take an injury or a major second-half slide to knock him out of the top spot.
First Basemen
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Top 10 First Basemen
1. Pete Alonso, New York Mets
2. Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers
3. Jonathan Aranda, Tampa Bay Rays
4. Paul Goldschmidt, New York Yankees
5. Michael Busch, Chicago Cubs
6. Tyler Soderstrom, Athletics
7. Matt Olson, Atlanta Braves
8. Spencer Torkelson, Detroit Tigers
9. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays
10. Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies
Slugger Pete Alonso is swinging it as well as anyone in baseball right now, hitting .382/.462/.971 with six home runs and 18 RBI in eight games since the beginning of June.
With that surge, the 30-year-old is now batting .301/.396/.594 with 20 doubles, 17 home runs and a MLB-leading 61 RBI on the year, putting him on track for far and away the best season of his career overall.
Despite those stellar numbers, his lead over Freddie Freeman is relatively small, as the Dodgers star leads the NL in batting average (.345) and doubles (20), and his 1.000 OPS trails only teammate Shohei Ohtani (1.021) among qualified NL hitters.
Second Basemen
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Top 10 Second Basemen
1. Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks
2. Brendan Donovan, St. Louis Cardinals
3. Brice Turang, Milwaukee Brewers
4. Nico Hoerner, Chicago Cubs
5. Gleyber Torres, Detroit Tigers
6. Jazz Chisholm Jr., New York Yankees
7. Daniel Schneemann, Cleveland Guardians
8. Brandon Lowe, Tampa Bay Rays
9. Tommy Edman, Los Angeles Dodgers
10. Jackson Holliday, Baltimore Orioles
Second base has become the thinnest position in baseball in terms of elite-level talent, especially in the American League where Gleyber Torres appears to be on track for his first All-Star selection since 2019.
However, the position still has at least one true superstar in Ketel Marte, who missed 24 games in April with a hamstring injury and has quickly made up for lost time since returning.
Fresh off a 6.8-WAR season and third-place finish in NL MVP balloting, the 31-year-old is hitting .294/.418/.603 for a 183 OPS+ with 12 home runs in 165 plate appearances en route to 2.2 WAR in 39 games.
Third Basemen
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Top 10 Third Basemen
1. José Ramírez, Cleveland Guardians
2. Manny Machado, San Diego Padres
3. Alex Bregman, Boston Red Sox
4. Matt Chapman, San Francisco Giants
5. Isaac Paredes, Houston Astros
6. Maikel Garcia, Kansas City Royals
7. Eugenio Suárez, Arizona Diamondbacks
8. Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays
9. Austin Riley, Atlanta Braves
10. Max Muncy, Los Angeles Dodgers
Fun fact: José Ramírez is already on the doorstep of cracking the top 20 all-time in WAR by a third baseman, with his 54.9 WAR currently putting him at No. 21 on the list, just behind Stan Hack (55.2) and Robin Ventura (56.1).
Only nine third basemen in the history of the league have reached 70 WAR, and all of them are in the Hall of Fame, so that's a milestone worth tracking in the coming years.
Ramírez, 32, is hitting .333/.392/.556 for a 165 OPS+ with 14 doubles, 12 home runs, 31 RBI, 40 runs scored and 18 steals with 3.1 WAR through 62 games this year, making him an easy choice for the top spot at the hot corner.
Shortstops
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Top 10 Shortstops
1. Jacob Wilson, Athletics
2. Jeremy Peña, Houston Astros
3. Francisco Lindor, New York Mets
4. Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals
5. Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers
6. Elly De La Cruz, Cincinnati Reds
7. J.P. Crawford, Seattle Mariners
8. Zach Neto, Los Angeles Angels
9. Geraldo Perdomo, Arizona Diamondbacks
10. Trea Turner, Philadelphia Phillies
The 2025 MLB rookie class is shaping up to be one of the thinnest in recent memory, but Jacob Wilson is a budding star as the headliner of this year's crop of newcomers, hitting .372/.408/.528 for a 163 OPS+ with 2.8 WAR through 63 games.
The 23-year-old has a chance to join Tony Oliva (1964) and Ichiro Suzuki (2001) as the only rookies in MLB history to win a batting title, and he is also well on his way to becoming the 23rd rookie ever to reach 200 hits with 93 knocks already.
With 16 strikeouts, 14 walks and two hit by pitches, Wilson has put the ball in play in 88.1 percent of his plate appearances, showcasing elite contact skills without sacrificing power as he has also tallied 23 extra-base hits.
Outfielders
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Top 10 Outfielders
1. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
2. Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago Cubs
3. Kyle Tucker, Chicago Cubs
4. Corbin Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks
5. James Wood, Washington Nationals
6. Steven Kwan, Cleveland Guardians
7. Heliot Ramos, San Francisco Giants
8. Juan Soto, New York Mets
9. Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres
10. Andy Pages, Los Angeles Dodgers
Aaron Judge currently leads the AL in batting average (.396), on-base percentage (.493), slugging percentage (.771), OPS+ (250), hits (95), total bases (185) and WAR (5.2), adding 23 home runs and 55 RBI for good measure.
Teammates Pete Crow-Armstrong (146 OPS+, 35 XBH, 21 SB, 4.0 WAR) and Kyle Tucker (159 OPS+, 28 XBH, 16 SB, 2.7 WAR) have been the driving force behind a high-powered Chicago Cubs offense, with PCA also providing elite defense in center field as perhaps the biggest breakout star of the 2025 season.
There is an argument to be made that Corbin Carroll (149 OPS+, 36 XBH, 18 HR, 2.5 WAR) deserves the third first-team spot, while James Wood (156 OPS+, 32 XBH, 16 HR, 2.4 WAR) is also one to watch as he has taken a massive step forward after a strong rookie campaign.
Designated Hitters
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Top 10 Designated Hitters
1. Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers
2. Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox
3. Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies
4. Seiya Suzuki, Chicago Cubs
5. Ryan O'Hearn, Baltimore Orioles
6. Brent Rooker, Athletics
7. Marcell Ozuna, Atlanta Braves
8. Ben Rice, New York Yankees
9. Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers
10. Wilmer Flores, San Francisco Giants
Who else but Shohei Ohtani as the game's top designated hitter?
The reigning NL MVP is hitting .293/.388/.633, and he leads the NL in OPS+ (186), home runs (23) and runs scored (66) while tallying 3.1 WAR through his first 64 games. He is expected to make his return to the mound at some point after the All-Star break.
Since going 0-for-19 with 15 strikeouts to start the year, Rafael Devers is hitting .306/.426/.565 with 18 doubles, 14 home runs and 56 RBI over 284 plate appearances, putting him closer to Ohtani than things might look at first glance.
Starting Pitchers
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Top 10 Starting Pitchers
1. Tarik Skubal, Detroit Tigers
2. Paul Skenes, Pittsburgh Pirates
3. Nathan Eovaldi, Texas Rangers
4. Kris Bubic, Kansas City Royals
5. Max Fried, New York Yankees
6. Hunter Brown, Houston Astros
7. Garrett Crochet, Boston Red Sox
8. Kodai Senga, New York Mets
9. Logan Webb, San Francisco Giants
10. MacKenzie Gore, Washington Nationals
Narrowing a deep, talented field of starting pitchers to the 10 best was by far the most difficult part of this entire exercise, and there are plenty of arguments to be made for shuffling the above list and including more than a handful of snubs.
That said, if the season ended today, Tarik Skubal (13 GS, 2.16 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 105 K, 83.1 IP) and Paul Skenes (14 GS, 1.88 ERA, 0.84 WHIP, 92 K, 91.0 IP) would likely take home Cy Young honors in their respective leagues as they have picked up right where they left off in 2024.
Kris Bubic (12 GS, 1.43 ERA, 79 K, 75.1 IP) and Nathan Eovaldi (12 GS, 1.56 ERA, 73 K, 69.1 IP) rank 1-2 in the majors in ERA entering play on Monday, while Max Fried (13 GS, 1.78 ERA, 77 K, 81.0 IP) has fantastic numbers even with a clunker against the Dodgers (5.0 IP, 8 H, 6 ER) on May 30.
Top 10 Relief Pitchers
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Top 10 Relief Pitchers
1. Josh Hader, HOU
2. Randy Rodríguez, SF
3. Robert Suárez, SD
4. Jhoan Durán, MIN
5. Carlos Estévez, KC
6. Andrés Muñoz, SEA
7. Ben Casparius, LAD
8. Cade Smith, CLE
9. Will Vest, DET
10. Aroldis Chapman, BOS
After a good-not-great first season with the Houston Astros, closer Josh Hader is looking a lot more like a guy who deserves his five-year, $95 million contract his season, nailing down all 17 of his save chances with a 1.29 ERA, 0.75 WHIP and 13.8 K/9 in 26 games.
Non-closer relievers don't always get the attention they deserve when it comes to postseason awards, but it's impossible to ignore how dominant Randy Rodríguez has been in a setup role for the San Francisco Giants.
The 25-year-old has a 0.61 ERA, 0.61 WHIP and 13.2 K/9 in 28 appearances, striking out 43 of the 105 batters he has faced while allowing just 15 hits, three walks and two earned runs.
Projected 2025 All-MLB Teams
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First Team
C Cal Raleigh, SEA
1B Pete Alonso, NYM
2B Ketel Marte, ARI
3B José Ramírez, CLE
SS Jacob Wilson, ATH
OF Aaron Judge, NYY
OF Pete Crow-Armstrong, CHC
OF Kyle Tucker, CHC
DH Shohei Ohtani, LAD
SP Tarik Skubal, DET
SP Paul Skenes, PIT
SP Nathan Eovaldi, TEX
SP Kris Bubic, KC
SP Max Fried, NYY
RP Josh Hader, HOU
RP Randy Rodríguez, SF
Second Team
C Will Smith, LAD
1B Freddie Freeman, LAD
2B Brendan Donovan, STL
3B Manny Machado, SD
SS Jeremy Peña, HOU
OF Corbin Carroll, ARI
OF James Wood, WAS
OF Steven Kwan, CLE
DH Rafael Devers, BOS
SP Hunter Brown, HOU
SP Garrett Crochet, BOS
SP Kodai Senga, NYM
SP Logan Webb, SF
SP MacKenzie Gore, WAS
RP Robert Suárez, SD
RP Jhoan Durán, MIN
