
American Legion Baseball alumni honored for standout seasons.
Three American Legion Baseball alumni were named to Major League Baseball’s 2022 All-MLB Team, announced Dec. 5.
Fan voting accounted for 50 percent of the vote totals for the team, with a panel of experts handling the other 50 percent. MLB introduced the All-MLB Team in 2019 as a way to complement the All-Star Game selections with a more comprehensive full-season honor.
Two Legion alums, Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto (Post 170/Midwest City, Okla.) and Astros pitcher Justin Verlander (Post 201/Powhatan, Va.) were selected to the first team, while Mets pitcher Max Scherzer (Post 397/Creve Coeur, Mo.) was selected to the second team.
Verlander capped off his comeback season with his third Cy Young Award, the American League Comeback Player of the Year Award, and his second selection to the All-MLB Team (2019).
Realmuto earned his third All-MLB Team selection — he was first team in 2019 and second team in 2020 — after becoming just the second catcher in history with 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases in a single season. Realmuto hit 22 HRs and stole 21 bases to join Ivan Rodriguez in the 20-20 catcher club. Realmuto was also a Gold Glove Award and Silver Slugger Award winner this season.
Scherzer was a first team All-MLB Team selection in 2019 and 2021. He started just 23 games this season because of injury but was effective when he did pitch, with a 2.29 ERA and 173 strikeouts in 145 1/3 innings.
The complete All-MLB Teams:
FIRST TEAM
C: J.T. Realmuto, Phillies
1B: Paul Goldschmidt, Cardinals
2B: Jose Altuve, Astros
SS: Trea Turner, Dodgers
3B: Manny Machado, Padres
OF: Aaron Judge, Yankees
OF: Mookie Betts, Dodgers
OF: Mike Trout, Angels
DH: Yordan Alvarez, Astros
SP: Sandy Alcantara, Marlins
SP: Shohei Ohtani, Angels
SP: Justin Verlander, Astros
SP: Framber Valdez, Astros
SP: Alek Manoah, Blue Jays
RP: Edwin Díaz, Mets
RP: Emmanuel Clase, Guardians
SECOND TEAM
C: Will Smith, Dodgers
1B: Freddie Freeman, Dodgers
2B: Andrés Giménez, Guardians
SS: Francisco Lindor, Mets
3B: Nolan Arenado, Cardinals
OF: Julio Rodríguez, Mariners
OF: Kyle Schwarber, Phillies
OF: Kyle Tucker, Astros
DH: Shohei Ohtani, Angels
SP: Julio Urías, Dodgers
SP: Dylan Cease, White Sox
SP: Max Fried, Braves
SP: Aaron Nola, Phillies
SP: Max Scherzer, Mets
RP: Ryan Helsley, Cardinals
RP: Ryan Pressly, Astros
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