Announced on Wednesday at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas during an All-MLB Team gala presented by MGM Rewards, five Venezuelan players secured selections across the First and Second All-MLB Teams for their performances during the regular season.
The selections, determined by a split vote combining 50 percent from fans and 50 percent from an expert panel, highlighted standout campaigns from across Major League Baseball, La Verdad – La Verdad reported. Outfielder Jackson Chourio and catcher Gabriel Moreno claimed spots on the First Team, while catcher William Contreras, first baseman Willson Contreras, and left-handed pitcher Jesús Luzardo were named to the Second Team.
The gala event marked the eighth edition of the annual awards recognizing the top performers from the regular season in the majors. Across the 32 available spots in both squads, 11 positions were claimed by Latin American players, with six spots in the First Team and five in the Second Team. Milwaukee and Tampa Bay combined for seven players selected between both squads.
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First Team Standouts
Moreno earned his place behind the plate for the Arizona Diamondbacks after winning a National League batting title with a .311 average. “he became just the fifth catcher to win a batting title and the first since Buster Posey in 2012,” MLB said in its awards breakdown.
Moreno also secured a Gold Glove Award, matching Joe Mauer from 2008 and 2009 as the only catchers to capture both honors in the same season. His 5.4 WAR placed him ninth overall among position players and best among all catchers according to FanGraphs.
Chourio joined him on the First Team following a championship season with the Milwaukee Brewers. At 22 years old, the left fielder collected his first Gold Glove Award, finished the World Series hitting .458, and recorded his third straight season with at least 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases, finishing the regular season with a 4.6 WAR and 23 stolen bases alongside 25 home runs.
Second Team History
William and Willson Contreras became the first pair of brothers to be selected to Swing Completo in the same year (La Verdad). William Contreras caught 128 games for Milwaukee, threw out 25 base stealers, and won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award while also contributing 18 home runs, 92 RBIs, and a .758 OPS during the regular schedule.
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“No catcher was behind the plate for more games during 2026 (128), and the 25 runners that the Venezuelan Contreras threw out on stolen base attempts represented the second-highest total in the majors, trailing only Miami’s Joe Mack (26),” MLB reported.
Willson Contreras set career highs in his debut season with the Boston Red Sox by hitting 27 home runs with a .901 OPS, 81 RBIs, and a 4.0 WAR. Pitcher Jesús Luzardo rounded out the group for the Philadelphia Phillies by posting a 14–5 record, a 2.86 ERA, a 1.07 WHIP, and 221 strikeouts across 30 starts spanning 179.2 innings, earning a fifth-place finish in the National League Cy Young Award voting.
