Six Rangers Earn Spot on All-MLB Team
Marcus Semien and Corey Seager led a half-dozen Texas Rangers named to the All-MLB Team on Saturday night, the final awards of the 2023 season. Semien and Seager were both named All-MLB First Team after leading the Rangers to their first World Series championship. Semien slashed .276/.348/.478/.826 with 29 home runs, 29 doubles, 100 RBI, and 122 runs, and led the AL in hits (185), runs, plate appearances (a club-record 753), and at-bats (670).
Semien started all 179 games for Texas in the regular season and postseason, totaling 835 plate appearances, setting MLB records in both categories for a single season. Seager slashed .327/.390/.623/1.013 with 33 home runs, 42 doubles, and 96 RBI, ranking among AL leaders in doubles (first), batting average (second), OPS (second), slugging percentage (second), extra-base hits (tied for second, 75), home runs (tied for fifth) and RBI (tied for 10th).
The two-time World Series MVP batted .318 with six home runs and 12 RBI in 17 postseason games. His MVP award made him the fourth player in MLB history to win multiple World Series MVP awards.
Four Rangers made the All-MLB Second Team — catcher Jonah Heim, outfielder Adolis Garcia, and pitchers Nathan Eovaldi and Jordan Montgomery.
Heim won his first Gold Glove in 2023 after throwing out a career-high 22-of-80 base stealers. His 27.5% rate was the best in the AL. Heim slashed .258/.317/.438/.755 with 18 home runs and 95 RBI. All were career highs. García also won his first Gold Glove with a team-leading 11 outfield assists, third most in the AL behind Boston’s Alex Verdugo and Seattle’s Teoscar Hernández.
He hit a home run in five consecutive postseason games before he had to sit out the final two games of the World Series due to an injury. García slashed .245/.328/.508/.836 with a career-high 39 home runs and 107 RBI. Eovaldi went 12-5 with a 3.63 ERA for the Rangers and won five of his six postseason starts. Montgomery joined the Rangers at the trade deadline and won three postseason games. He went 10-11 overall with a 3.20 ERA while going 4-2 with a 2.79 ERA with the Rangers. All-MLB Team First Team Starting Pitchers: Gerrit Cole, New York Yankees; Zac Gallen, Arizona; Blake Snell, San Diego; Spencer Strider, Atlanta; Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels. Relief Pitchers: Josh Hader, San Diego; Félix Bautista, Baltimore. Catcher: Adley Rutschman, Baltimore. First Base: Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers; Second Base: Marcus Semien, Texas; Shortstop: Corey Seager, Texas; Third Base: Austin Riley, Atlanta. Outfield: Corbin Carroll, Arizona; Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers; Ronald Acuña Jr., Atlanta. Designated Hitter: Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels. Second Team Starting Pitchers: Kevin Gausman, Toronto; Sonny Gray, Minnesota; Nathan Eovaldi, Texas; Jordan Montgomery, Texas; Kyle Bradish, Baltimore. Relief Pitchers: Devin Williams, Milwaukee; Emmanuel Clase, Cleveland.
Catcher: Jonah Heim, Texas. First Base: Matt Olson, Atlanta; Second Base: Ozzie Albies, Atlanta; Shortstop: Francisco Lindor, New York Mets; Third Base: José Ramírez, Cleveland. Outfield: Aaron Judge, New York Yankees; Adolis Garcia, Texas; Kyle Tucker, Houston; Designated Hitter: Yordan Alvarez (DH), Houston. Hank Aaron Award Winner AL: Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels; NL: Ronald Acuña Jr., Atlanta.
