CLEVELAND, OH – Major League Baseball revealed the selections for the second annual All-MLB Team presented by CohnReznick, which included three members of the Tribe.
Indians ace and 2020 AL Cy Young winner Shane Bieber was a first team selection, while third baseman Jose Ramirez and closer BRAD HAND earned second team honors on the 2020 All-MLB Team. The first and second teams were determined by a combination of voting from fans and a decorated panel of media members, broadcasters, former players and other officials throughout the game.
In a historic campaign, Bieber posted an 8-1 record with a 1.63 ERA in 12 starts (77.1IP, 46H, 14ER, 21BB, 122SO, .167), becoming the first pitcher since 2006 (Johan Santana) to win MLB's pitching Triple Crown, leading MLB in wins, strikeouts and ERA. He became just the ninth pitcher in MLB history to do so and the first in franchise history.
Ramίrez meanwhile is coming off a stellar season of his own where he batted .292 (64-for-219) with 45 runs, 16 doubles, 1 triple, 17 home runs and 46 RBI in 58 games (.386/.607/.993) as he was the runner-up in the AL MVP voting, the highest finish by a Cleveland player in 25 years.
As for Hand, he led the Majors in saves (16), posting a mark of 2-1 with a 2.05 ERA in 23 relief outings (22.0IP, 13H, 5ER, 4BB, 29SO).
Other members of the All-MLB first team featured starting pitchers: Trevor Bauer (Reds), Yu Darvish (Cubs), Max Fried (Braves), Jacob deGrom (Mets), and relievers Liam Hedricks (A's) and Nick Anderson (Rays). Around the infield is Royals catcher Salvador Perez, Baves first baseman Freddie Freeman, Yankees second baseman DJ LeMahieu, and Padres third baseman and shortstop Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. In the outfield it was Mookie Betts of the Dodgers, Mike Trout of the Angels and Juan Soto of the Nationals while the Braves Marcell Ozuna made the first team at DH.
The starting pitchers on the second team consisted of: Dinelson Lamet (Padres), Gerrit Cole (Yankees), Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers), Kenta Maeda (Twins) and Hyun Jin Ryu (Blue Jays). Brewers reliever Devin Williams was selected alongside Hand. Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto, White Sox first baseman Joe Abreu, Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe and Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager were all nominated with Ramirez around the Diamond. The second team outfield was made up of Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Braves, the Giants Mike Yastrzemski and the Mets Michael Conforto. Nelson Cruz of the Twins made it as DH.