For the second time ever, Major League Baseball announced an All-MLB team consisting of the best players in the game. The team consists of five infielders, three outfielders, five starting pitchers, and two relievers. Here's who they are.
Salvador Perez- C
In 37 games, Perez slashed .333/.353/.633 with 11 HR and 50 hits.
Freddie Freeman- 1B
The NL MVP played in all 60 games slashing .341/.462/.640 with 13 HR, 53 RBI, 73 hits with 23 of those being doubles.
D.J. LeMahieu- 2B
LeMahieu slashed .364/.421/.590 with 71 hits in 50 games.
Manny Machado- 3B
Appearing in all 60 games, Machado slashed .304/.370/.550 with 17 HR, 47 RBI and 68 hits.
Fernando Tatis Jr- OF
Playing in every game except one, Tatis Jr slashed .277/.366/.571 with 17 HR, 45 RBI and 62 hits.
Mookie Betts- OF
In 55 games, Betts slashed .292/.366/.562 with 16 HR and 64 hits.
Juan Soto- OF
In 47 games, Soto slashed .351/.490/.695 with an OPS of 1.185 along with 54 hits.
Mike Trout- OF
Trout played in 53 games slashing .281/.390/.603 with 17 HR and 56 hits.
Trevor Bauer- SP
Bauer, the NL Cy Young winner, went 5-4 posting a 1.73 ERA with 100 strikeouts over 41 hits given up and an opponent average of .173 in 73 innings pitched across 11 starts.
Shane Bieber- SP
In 12 starts this season, Bieber was unstoppable going 8-1 with a 1.63 ERA along with 122 strikeouts over 46 hits given up for an opponent average of .167 in 77.1 innings pitched.
Yu Darvish- SP
Darivsh went 8-3 posting a 2.01 ERA with 93 strikeouts over 59 hits given up for an opponent average of .211 in 76 innings pitched.
Jacob deGrom- SP
deGrom went 4-2 with a 2.38 ERA while striking out 104 compared to 47 hits given up for a .190 opponent average in 68 frames.
Max Fried- SP
Fried went a perfect 7-0 over 12 starts recording a 2.25 ERA and an opponent average of .211.
Nick Anderson- RP
In 19 appearances, Anderson posted a ridiculous 0.55 ERA and an opponent average of .091 giving up just five hits in 16.1 innings pitched. He also got six holds and was a perfect six for six in saves.
Liam Hendriks- RP
In 24 games pitched, Hendriks had a 1.78 ERA and a 1.61 opponent average in 25.1 innings with 14 saves in 15 opportunities.