Major League Baseball began a new tradition in 2019, naming the All-MLB Team during the offseason.
The star squad consists of a 1st-team lineup and 2nd-team lineup, selected from among the entire majors instead of being split by league, each consisting of a C, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, DH, three OFs, five SPs, and two relievers. The players are chosen in a process that’s split 50/50 between a fan vote and an expert panel, and the winners will be announced Wed, Dec. 9.
In other words, it’s sort of like the All-Star teams, except less interesting and with an even larger skew toward fan popularity.