bdj610's 2026 End of Year MLB All-Star Teams...Every Team Needs a Representative

With the pitching staffs set in our last All-Star Team post, the next step is to make sure that every team gets at least one representative. I believe in the All-Star rule that every team, no matter how well or how poorly they did, has at least one person they could tag as an All-Star, based on his performance on the field. If it means that another person gets snubbed, that's sadly the way it goes. It does not matter how many spots there are on an All-Star team, someone always manages to be left out.

Now the pitching staffs from both sides locked in one representative from five of the AL teams and seven of the NL teams. So that means in this post, I am going to name ten position players in the AL, and eight in the NL.

On the American League side, the Red Sox, Guardians, Yankees, Rays, and Blue Jays have representatives. These ten players will ensure that the AL has all 15 teams represented:

2026 Topps Yordan Alvarez #468

• C Shea Langeliers, Athletics (.262, 23 HR, 58 RBI, .802 OPS, #305)
• 1B Pete Alonso, Orioles (.267, 43 HR, 113 RBI .885 OPS, #400)
• 3B Miguel Vargas, White Sox (.250, 33 HR, 93 RBI, .837 OPS, #329)
• OF Riley Greene, Tigers (.280, 21 HR, 75 RBI, .844 OPS, #209)
• DH Yordan Alvarez, Astros (.316, 42 HR, 106 RBI, 1.033 OPS, #468)
• SS Bobby Witt, Jr., Royals (.281, 18 HR, 54 RBI, .800 OPS, #205)
• OF Mike Trout, Angels (.242, 22 HR, 54 RBI, .803 OPS, #350)
• 3B Brooks Lee, Twins (.253, 24 HR, 83 RBI, .728 OPS, #610)
• OF Randy Arozarena, Mariners (.281, 26 HR, 79 RBI, .865 OPS, #431)
• 1B Jake Burger, Rangers, (.228, 28 HR, 90 RBI, .723 OPS, #451)

With two of the three 1B and 3B positions filled, it's going to be very tough to pick the player who takes the final spot. Many worthy candidates will be left out, I can sadly guarantee. The hardest teams to find a proper player rep were the Twins and the Rangers. Let's put it this way, there is only one player not shown who will absolutely get the 3B spot, his place secure long before this list was made. And while there were other deserving players at the corner infield positions, the need to fill a spot with at least one player from each team will make for great debate. Mike Trout is now the third "bridge" player, named onto multiple teams prior to the gap (2015-2025). The DH position pick was a no doubter, but will Yordan Alvarez be the only Astro on the team?

In the NL, the Diamondbacks, Braves, Reds, Dodgers, Brewers, Phillies, and Padres representatives in place. These eight players will ensure that the NL has all 15 teams represented:

2026 Topps Pete Crow-Armstrong #196

• OF Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cubs (.280, 45 HR, 107 RBI, .942 OPS, #196)
• C Hunter Goodman, Rockies, (.291, 41 HR, 88 RBI, .839 OPS, #274)
• SS Otto Lopez, Marlins (.305, 11 HR, 71 RBI, .786 OPS, #194)
• OF Juan Soto, Mets (.275, 27 HR, 68 RBI, .908 OPS, #600)
• 2B Brandon Lowe, Pirates (.260, 35 HR, 96 RBI, .824 OPS, #579)
• OF Jordan Walker, Cardinals (.269, 29 HR, 102 RBI, .793 OPS, #565)
• 1B Rafael Devers, Giants (.258, 37 HR, 98 RBI, .865 OPS, #219)
• SS CJ Abrams, Nationals (.261, 33 HR, 106 RBI, .833 OPS, #152)

First off, how could I NOT include PCA on this team. Even though I am Cubs biased (and there will be more players on both sides of Chicago making on these teams...count on it), as I didn't have a Cub yet, this pick had to be as obvious as the Yordan pick from earlier. Adding PCA, Soto, and Walker leaves six outfield spots open, which works out well considering that normally, the OF spots are usually filled by guys who wind up being the sole representative of their team. There is only one SS spot left open, and at least three players who deserve a spot, but again I needed a Marlin and a Nat, and both Otto and CJ were among the best offensive players on their team, with Otto leading the NL in hits (191) and CJ the NL leader at short with 33 HR and 106 RBI.

Now before you start to say, "Where's this guy?" or, "Why didn't my guy make the team?" Please keep in mind that I'm not done filling out the team. These 18 guys are only here so that all 30 teams have a player. The best (trust me) is still yet to come.

Sincerely,

JayBee Anama