The League Leader

The 2025 All-MLB First and Second Teams were revealed with the other major awards at the MLB Awards presented by MGM Rewards. The teams were chosen through a process in which 50% of the vote came from fans and 50% from a panel of experts. However, there are always controversies on the biggest snubs from the teams, so we decided to make a better version ourselves, “The League Leader’s All-MLB First Team.”

First Team:

Starting Pitchers –

Paul Skenes (Pittsburgh Pirates), Tarik Skubal (Detroit Tigers), Garrett Crochet (Boston Red Sox), Christopher Sanchez (Philadelphia Phillies), Hunter Brown (Houston Astros)

Choice difference: Christopher Sanchez over Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Los Angeles Dodgers) and Hunter Brown over Max Fried (New York Yankees)

Relief Pitchers –

Aroldis Chapman (Boston Red Sox), Edwin Diaz (New York Mets)

Choice difference: Edwin Diaz over Jhoan Duran (Philadelphia Phllies)

Catcher – Cal Raleigh

Original Pick: Cal Raleigh

First Baseman – Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Original Pick: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Second Baseman – Ketel Marte

Original Pick: Ketel Marte

Third Baseman – Jose Ramirez

Original Pick: Jose Ramirez

Shortstop – Bobby Witt Jr.

Original Pick: Bobby Witt Jr.

Outfield – Aaron Judge, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Corbin Carroll

Original Picks: Aaron Judge, Julio Rodriguez, Juan Soto

DH – Shohei Ohtani

Original Pick: Shohei Ohtani

Second Team:

Starting Pitchers –

Max Fried (New York Yankees), Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Los Angeles Dodgers), Freddy Peralta (Milwaukee Brewers), Bryan Woo (Seattle Mariners), Nathan Eovaldi (Texas Rangers)

Pick Difference: Nathan Eovaldi (Texas Rangers) over Zack Wheeler (Philadelphia Phillies)

Relief Pitchers –

Andres Munoz (Seattle Mariners), Jhoan Duran (Philadelphia Phillies)

Catcher – Will Smith

Original Pick: Will Smith

First Baseman – Nick Kurtz

Original Pick: Nick Kurtz

Second Baseman – Brice Turang

Original Pick: Brice Turang

Third Baseman – Junior Caminero

Original Pick: Junior Caminero

Shortstop – Geraldo Perdomo

Original Pick: Bo Bischette

Outfield – Juan Soto, Fernando Tatis Jr., Julio Rodriguez

Original Picks: Cody Bellinger, Corbin Carroll, Pete Crow-Armstrong

DH – Kyle Shwarber

Original Pick: Kyle Shwarber