Seven Box-Toppers points leaders among players named to 2024 All-MLB First Team

Major League Baseball announced its All-MLB teams for 2024, top players at each position as voted by fans and a panel of experts. A First Team and Second Team were named, regardless of American League or National League. Shown below are the All-MLB teams and each players’ 2024 Box-Toppers point total and rank in points among all players.
Players on the First and Second teams shown in bold were chosen for Box-Toppers’ All-MLB team.

Pos First Team Team BTP Rank Pos Second Team Team BTP Rank
1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Blue Jays 5.0 173 1B Bryce Harper Phillies 8.7 79
2B Ketel Marte D-backs 7.0 106 2B Jose Altuve Astros 4.0 229
SS Bobby Witt Jr. Royals 8.9 76 SS Francisco Lindor Mets 10.9 45
3B José Ramírez Guardians 9.9 60 3B Manny Machado Padres 7.0 107
CA William Contreras Brewers 4.2 224 CA Salvador Perez Royals 3.5 227
OF Aaron Judge Yankees 13.0 21 OF Teoscar Hernández Dodgers 5.0 182
OF Juan Soto Yankees 11.0 43 OF Jackson Merrill Padres 5.0 197
OF Mookie Betts Dodgers 3.5 273 OF Jarren Duran Red Sox 2.5 359
DH Shohei Ohtani Dodgers 11.0 41 DH Yordan Alvarez Astros 7.5 99
SP Zack Wheeler Phillies 21.4 1 SP Dylan Cease Padres 21.1 3
SP Tarik Skubal Tigers 21.1 2 SP Shota Imanaga Cubs 20.7 4
SP Chris Sale Braves 19.1 5 SP Framber Valdez Astros 15.4 10
SP Paul Skenes Pirates 13.0 23 SP Seth Lugo Royals 14.1 13
SP Corbin Burnes Orioles 11.7 38 SP Michael King Padres 12.7 25
RP Ryan Helsley Cardinals 12.0 33 RP Kirby Yates Rangers 6.0 143
RP Emmanuel Clase Guardians 4.0 232 RP Mason Miller Athletics 5.0 198
BTP—Box-Toppers points

Seven Box-Toppers points leaders are among players selected for 2024’s 16-member “All-MLB” Team announced Thursday.

Box-Toppers All-MLB team choices

Here are Box-Toppers’ choices for the 2024 All-MLB team. Players chosen are the Box-Toppers points leader at each position regardless of league. Shown here are the Box-Toppers points leader at each position, their point total and their rank among all players in Box-Toppers points for 2024.
One Box-Toppers’ choice for All-MLB Team does not appear on the ballot—Brandon Lowe at second base. Box-Toppers’ next highest-ranked player at that position who appears on the ballot, shown at the bottom of the chart, is Ketel Marte.

Pos Player Team BTP Rank
1B Josh Naylor Guardians 9.0 72
2B Brandon Lowe* Rays 7.0 105
SS Francisco Lindor Mets 10.9 45
3B Matt Chapman Giants 10.2 54
CA Brett Langeliers Athletics 7.5 101
OF Aaron Judge Yankees 13.0 21
OF Juan Soto Yankees 11.0 43
OF Brenton Doyle Rockies 9.7 69
DH Shohei Ohtani Dodgers 11.0 41
SP Zack Wheeler Phillies 21.4 1
SP Tarik Skubal Tigers 21.1 2
SP Dylan Cease Padres 21.1 3
SP Shota Imanaga Cubs 20.7 4
SP Chris Sale Braves 19.1 5
RP Ryan Helsley Cardinals 12.0 33
RP Josh Hader Astros 11.0 44
2B Ketel Marte† D‑backs 7.0 106
BTP: Box-Toppers points
* Brandon Lowe had the most 2024 Box-Toppers points among all second basemen but does not appear on the All-MLB Team ballot.
† Ketel Marte had the highest in Box-Toppers ranking among second basemen on the All-MLB Team ballot.

Three other Box-Toppers leaders were chosen for the “All-MLB” Second Team.

The All-MLB team was selected with half the vote coming from fans and half coming from an expert panel. Unlike the selections for baseball’s All-Star Game, players on not selected based on their affiliation with American League or National League. Rather, all players are chosen from all Major League Baseball regardless of league as “First Team” or “Second Team” players.

Here are the seven Box-Toppers points leaders who were also selected for the All-MLB First Team:

Here are the three Box-Toppers points leaders who were selected for the All-MLB Second Team:

Here is a Box-Toppers position-by-position look at the All-MLB teams, how players chosen for the teams fared in Box-Toppers points and who Box-Toppers would have chosen for those spots based on their season Box-Toppers point total.

First base

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Blue Jays was chosen as the First Team selection. His 3.5 Box-Toppers points ranked 173rd among all players, 21st among AL batters and seventh among all first basemen.

Second Team selection is Bryce Harper of the Phillies who had 8.7 Box-Toppers points, 79th among all players, sixth among NL batters and second among all first basemen.

Box-Toppers chose Josh Naylor of the Guardians, who led at the position with 9.0 Box-Toppers points, which was 72nd overall and fourth among AL batters.

Second base

Ketel Marte of the Diamondbacks was chosen as First Team selection. His 7.0 Box-Toppers points ranked 106th among all players and second among all second basemen.

Second Team selection is Jose Altuve of the Astros, who had 4.0 Box-Toppers points, 229th among all players, ninth among all second basemen.

Box-Toppers selection, Brandon Lowe of the Rays, led at the position with 7.0 Box-Toppers points, 105th among all players and 10th among AL batters. Lowe, however, was not among the seven second basemen on the All-MLB team ballot. Marte was Box-Toppers’ highest-ranking second baseman on the All-MLB Team ballot, not far behind Lowe. Both earned 7.0 points in 2024 but Lowe ranked ahead of Marte based on a narrow edge in 2023 points—5.5 vs. 4.5.

Shortstop

Bobby Witt Jr. of the Royals, chosen as First Team selection, earned 8.9 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 76th among all players, fifth among AL batters and third among all shortstops.

Second Team selection is Francisco Lindor of the Mets, whose 10.9 Box-Toppers points ranked 45th among all players, second among NL batters and first among all shortstops. He was Box-Toppers’ selection for the All-MLB Team at shortstop.

Third base

Jose Ramirez of the Guardians was chosen as First Team selection. His 9.9 Box-Toppers points ranked 60th among all players, third among AL batters and second among all third basemen.

Second Team selection is Manny Machado of the Padres, whose 7.0 Box-Toppers points ranked 107th among all players, 13th among NL batters and fourth among all third basemen.

Box-Toppers selection, Matt Chapman of the Giants, led at the position with 10.2 Box-Toppers points, 54th among all players and fourth among NL batters.

Catcher

William Contreras of the Brewers was chosen as First Team selection. His 4.2 Box-Toppers points ranked 224th among all players, 45th among NL batters and fifth among all catchers.

Second Team selection is Salvador Perez of the Royals, whose 3.5 Box-Toppers points is 227th among all players and 45th among AL batters. However, Perez did not rank among AL catchers because he did not win any of his Player of the Game honors at that position during the season. (He won two playing first base and one as a designated hitter.) Perez, however, played 91 of his 158 games as a catcher in 2024.

Box-Toppers selection, Shea Langeliers of the Athletics, led at the position with 7.5 Box-Toppers points, 101st among all players and ninth among AL batters.

Outfield

Aaron Judge of the Yankees, Juan Soto of the Yankees and Mookie Betts of the Dodgers are First Team selections.

Of the three, Judge and Soto are also Box-Toppers’ All-MLB team selections. Judge led all outfielders (13.0 Box-Toppers points, 21st overall and first among AL batters) and Soto ranked second among all outfielders (11.0 Box-Toppers points, 43rd overall and second among AL batters).

Betts earned 3.5 Box-Toppers points, 38th among all outfielders, 59th among NL batters and 273rd among all players. Betts was limited to 116 games in 2024 due to injury.

Box-Toppers’ choice for third outfielder for the All-MLB team is Brenton Doyle of the Rockies, whose 9.7 Box-Toppers points is 69th among all players, fifth among NL batters, third among all outfielders and first among NL outfielders.

Second All-MLB Team selections for outfield are Teoscar Hernandez of the Dodgers, Jackson Merrill of the Padres and Jarren Duran of the Red Sox, none of whom are on Box-Toppers All-MLB Team. Among all outfielders, Hernandez’s 5.0 Box-Toppers points ranks 16th, Merill’s 5.0 points ranks 19th and Duran’s 2.5 points ranks 64th.

Designated hitter

Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers, the First Team selection, is also Box-Toppers All-MLB Team selection. He led all designated hitters with 11.0 Box-Toppers points, which was 41st among all players and first among NL batters.

Second Team selection is Yordan Alvarez of the Astros. Alvarez earned 7.5 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 99th among all players, eighth among AL batters and fifth among all designated hitters.

Starting pitchers

All five of Box-Toppers choices for All-MLB Team starting pitchers were named to the All-MLB Teams announced Thursday—three were named to the First Team and two were named to the Second Team.

Here are Box-Toppers’ choices for starting pitchers who made the First Team:

  • Zack Wheeler of the Phillies, who led all players with 21.4 Box-Toppers points.

  • Tarik Skubal of the Tigers, whose 21.1 Box-Toppers points ranked second overall and first among AL pitchers.

  • Chris Sale of the Braves, whose 19.1 Box-Toppers points ranked fifth overall, fifth among all pitchers and fourth among NL pitchers.

Here are Box-Toppers’ choices for starting pitchers who made the Second Team:

  • Dylan Cease of the Padres, whose 21.1 Box-Toppers points ranked third overall, third among all pitchers and second among NL pitchers.

  • Shota Imanaga of the Cubs, whose 20.7 Box-Toppers points ranked fourth overall, fourth among all pitchers and third among NL pitchers.

Here are the remaining First Team selections for starting pitchers:

  • Paul Skenes of the Pirates, whose 13.0 Box-Toppers points ranked 23rd overall, 22nd among all pitchers and 10th among NL pitchers.

  • Corbin Burnes of the Orioles, whose 11.7 Box-Toppers points ranked 38th overall, 37th among all pitchers and 18th among AL pitchers.

Here are the remaining Second Team selections for starting pitchers:

  • Framber Valdez of the Astros, whose 15.4 Box-Toppers points is 10th overall, 10th among all pitchers and fifth among AL pitchers.

  • Seth Lugo of the Royals, whose 14.1 Box-Toppers points is 13th overall, 13th among all pitchers and seventh among AL pitchers.

  • Michael King of the Padres, whose 12.7 Box-Toppers points is 25th overall, 24th among all pitchers and 12th among NL pitchers.

Relief pitchers

Ryan Helsley of the Cardinals and Emmanuel Clase of the Guardians are MLB All-Star First Team selections.

Helsley was also chosen for Box-Toppers’ All-MLB Team, but Clase was not. Despite leading AL closers with 47 saves, Clase earned only 4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 232nd overall, 20th among all closing pitchers and eighth among AL closers.

Helsley earned 12.0 Box-Toppers points, 33rd overall, 16th among NL pitchers and most among all closing pitchers.

Box-Toppers’ choice for second reliever on the All-MLB Team is Josh Hader of the Astros, whose 11.0 Box-Toppers points is 44th overall, 20th among AL pitchers, second among NL closers and first among AL closers. But Hader did not make either the First or Second All-MLB Teams.

Named to the All-MLB Second Team for relievers:

  • Kirby Yates of the Rangers, whose 6.0 Box-Toppers points is 143rd overall, ninth among all closers and fourth among AL closers.

  • Mason Miller of the Athletics, whose 5.0 Box-Toppers points is 198th overall, 18th among all closers and seventh among AL closers.

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