All-MLB awards: Shohei Ohtani, Cal Raleigh and Aaron Judge lead league’s first team

The 2025 All-MLB teams were revealed Thursday, honoring the best and second-best players at their positions regardless of league.

Introduced in 2019, the All-MLB teams are intended to recognize the best players at each position, regardless of league. Unlike All-Star Game recognitions, which only apply to the first half of a season, these recognize accomplishments from the entire regular season.

There were some highlights, though. Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge, named MVPs of their respective leagues for the second-straight year, unsurprisingly made the first team. So did Cal Raleigh, MVP runner-up in the AL, as well as stars like Bobby Witt Jr., Juan Soto and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The first-team rotation was headlined by Cy Young Award winners Tarik Skubal and Paul Skenes, as well as World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Kyle Schwarber, runner-up for NL MVP, had to settle for second team by virtue of playing the same position as Ohtani. He was joined by other major pending free agents in Cody Bellinger, Bo Bichette and Edwin Díaz, plus AL Rookie of the Year winner Nick Kurtz.

Here’s the full list of winners.

All-MLB first team

• C: Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners

• 1B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays

• 2B: Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks

• 3B: Jose Ramírez, Cleveland Guardians

• SS: Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals

• OF: Aaron Judge, New York Yankees

• OF: Juan Soto, New York Mets

• OF: Julio Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners

• DH: Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers

• SP: Tarik Skubal, Detroit Tigers

• SP: Paul Skenes, Pittsburgh Pirates

• SP: Garret Crochet, Boston Red Sox

• SP: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Los Angeles Dodgers

• SP: Max Fried, New York Yankees

• RP: Aroldis Chapman, Boston Red Sox

• RP: Jhoan Duran, Philadelphia Phillies/Minnesota Twins

All-MLB second team

• C: Will Smith, Los Angeles Dodgers

• 1B: Nick Kurtz, Athletics

• 2B: Brice Turang, Milwaukee Brewers

• 3B: Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays

• SS: Bo Bichette, Toronto Blue Jays

• OF: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago Cubs

• OF: Cody Bellinger, New York Yankees

• OF: Corbin Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks

• DH: Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies

• SP: Hunter Brown, Houston Astros

• SP: Bryan Woo, Seattle Mariners

• SP: Cristopher Sánchez, Philadelphia Phillies

• SP: Zack Wheeler, Philadelphia Phillies

• SP: Freddy Peralta, Milwaukee Brewers

• RP: Edwin Díaz, New York Mets

• RP: Andres Muñoz, Seattle Mariners

The teams were announced at the 2025 MLB Awards, hosted by comedian Roy Wood Jr. and Dodgers star Mookie Betts, who earned first-team honors last year. Several more awards were also announced.

• AL Hank Aaron Award for best hitter: Aaron Judge, New York Yankees

• NL Hank Aaron Award for best hitter: Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers

• Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year: Aroldis Chapman, Boston Red Sox

• Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year: Edwin Díaz, New York Mets

• AL Comeback Player of the Year: Ronald Acuña Jr., Atlanta Braves

• NL Comeback Player of the Year: Jacob deGrom, Texas Rangers

• Edgar Martínez Award for best designated hitter: Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers

• Executive of the Year: Matt Arnold, Milwaukee Brewers

In conclusion, Ohtani won his fourth MVP award, second World Series ring, first NLCS MVP award, sixth All-MLB first team nod, fifth All-Star nod, fourth Silver Slugger, third Hank Aaron Award and fifth Edgar Martinez Award this year.