It’s time for fans to make their voices heard in deciding which players should be named to the 2023 All-MLB Team.
All-MLB honors, first established in 2019, recognize the best player or players at each position across the Majors this past season, with both first-team and second-team selections. Nominees were announced Wednesday, and fans may vote at mlb.com/allmlb once every 24 hours between now and 8 p.m. ET on Nov. 19.
Fan voting will account for half of the selection process, with the other 50% coming from a decorated panel of media members, broadcasters, former players and other officials throughout the game. Winners will be announced on Dec. 16 during MLB Network’s All-MLB Team Show presented by MGM Rewards.
2023 All-MLB Team nominees: Team-by-team breakdown
When casting their ballots, voters are asked to consider only performance during the regular season. Each team will include one selection apiece at catcher, first base, second base, shortstop, third base and DH, as well as three outfielders (regardless of specific outfield position), five starting pitchers and two relievers.
All-time All-MLB winners
Fans will be asked to narrow down a list of candidates that includes 72 position players (nine catchers, seven first basemen, eight second basemen, nine shortstops, 10 third basemen, eight designated hitters and 21 outfielders) and 50 pitchers (26 starters and 24 relievers).
The Astros are the only team with double-digit candidates, and it was an even split for Houston with five position players and five pitchers. Those candidates are second baseman Jose Altuve; third baseman Alex Bregman; designated hitter Yordan Alvarez; outfielders Kyle Tucker and Chas McCormick; starting pitchers Justin Verlander and Framber Valdez; and relievers Ryan Pressley, Bryan Abreu and Hector Neris. Houston edged out Atlanta, which led NL teams with nine nominees, including an MLB-best seven position players.
Two other themes across the field of 2023 All-MLB nominees are youth and international origins. Six rookies and 20 players age 25 or younger were nominated, as were 45 players born in nine countries and territories outside of the 50 U.S. states.
One other storyline to watch in All-MLB voting is whether the Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman can overcome the Braves’ Matt Olson and the rest of the nominees at first base. Freeman is the only player to be picked for each of the four previous All-MLB squads (on either the first or second team), and that streak could reach five in 2023.
Here is the full list of nominees by position.
All-MLB Team catcher nominees
Catcher
William Contreras, MIL
Willson Contreras, STL
Jonah Heim, TEX
Ryan Jeffers, MIN
Sean Murphy, ATL
Cal Raleigh, SEA
J.T. Realmuto, PHI
Adley Rutschman, BAL
Will Smith, LAD
Pete Alonso, NYM
Yandy Díaz, TB
Freddie Freeman, LAD
Paul Goldschmidt, STL
Josh Naylor, CLE
Matt Olson, ATL
Christian Walker, AZ
Ozzie Albies, ATL
Jose Altuve, HOU
Luis Arraez, MIA
Nolan Gorman, STL
Nico Hoerner, CHC
Ha-Seong Kim, SD
Ketel Marte, AZ
Marcus Semien, TEX
All-MLB Team third base nominees