Los Angeles Dodgers stars Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts followed up their World Series title with nominations to the 2024 NL All-MLB First Team.
New York Yankees stars Juan Soto and Aaron Judge meanwhile headlined the AL selections named to the First Team on Thursday.
The full lists of 2024 All-MLB First and Second Team selections are below.
2024 First All-MLB Team
C: William Contreras, Milwaukee Brewers
1B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays
2B: Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks
SS: Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals
3B: José Ramírez, Cleveland Guardians
OF: Juan Soto, New York Yankees
OF: Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers
OF: Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
DH: Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers
SP: Chris Sale, Atlanta Braves
SP: Tarik Skubal, Detroit Tigers
SP: Paul Skenes, Pittsburgh Pirates
SP: Zack Wheeler, Philadelphia Phillies
SP: Corbin Burnes, Baltimore Orioles
RP: Emmanuel Clase, Cleveland Guardians
RP: Ryan Helsley, St. Louis Cardinals
2024 Second All-MLB Team
C: Salvador Perez, Kansas City Royals
1B: Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies
2B: Jose Altuve, Houston Astros
SS: Francisco Lindor, New York Mets
3B: Manny Machado, San Diego Padres
OF: Jackson Merrill, San Diego Padres
OF: Jarren Duran, Boston Red Sox
OF: Teoscar Hernández, Los Angeles Dodgers
DH: Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros
SP: Shota Imanaga, Chicago Cubs
SP: Michael King, San Diego Padres
SP: Seth Lugo, Kansas City Royals
SP: Framber Valdez, Houston Astros
SP: Dylan Cease, San Diego Padres
RP: Mason Miller, Oakland Athletics
RP: Kirby Yates, Texas Rangers
All-MLB Team candidacy is based on players' performance during the regular season. The teams were announced live during the All-MLB Awards in Las Vegas aired on MLB Network Thursday night.
Soto earned the nomination after recording a career-high 41 home runs while leading the AL with 128 runs scored. Judge joined him in the All-MLB outfield after leading the sport with 58 home runs, 144 RBI and 133 walks.
Betts meanwhile got the nod for a third straight season after playing at both shortstop and outfield for the Dodgers during the 2024 season.
"That was easy, going back to the infield," Betts said at the awards show on Thursday night. "The infield, man, that's hard. But you gotta do what you gotta do."
Veteran Guardians third baseman José Ramírez earned the inaugural First Team nod of his career after recording 39 home runs and stealing 41 bases in 2024.
Diamondbacks switch hitter Ketel Marte was named to the team after hitting a career-high 36 home runs, split evenly with 18 against right-handed pitchers and 18 against left-handers.
Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. earned a First Team spot following his finishing the 2024 season as a member of the 30-30 club for the second straight campaign.
Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was named to the team after batting .323 with 103 RBI this season.
Brewers catcher William Contreras got the First Team nomination after leading NL catchers with 23 home runs, 99 runs and 92 RBI.
Ohtani, limited from pitching in 2024, earned a First Team spot at DH by becoming the first MLB player to record 25 home runs and 25 stolen bases in the same season.
The Guardians' Emmanuel Clase and the St. Louis Cardinals' Ryan Helsley were named First Team relief pitchers, while the Braves' Chris Sale, Tigers' Tarik Skubal, Pirates' Paul Skenes, Phillies' Zack Wheeler and Orioles' Corbin Burnes made up the First Team starting contingent.
Skenes finished out his rookie season with a First Team nod after recording an 11-3 record and 1.96 ERA through 23 starts and 133 innings with the Pirates.
Skubal and Sale both capped off seasons in which they established themselves as Cy Young favorites by earning spots on the First Team. The Tigers marked a 21-10 record in Skubal's starts, and he finished the season with a 2.39 ERA. Sale meanwhile won the NL Triple Crown in 29 starts with 18 wins, 225 strikeouts and a 2.38 ERA.
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