Young Orioles All-Stars Leads All-MLB Selections

Adley Rutschman was one of three Baltimore Orioles to earn All-MLB selections for the 2023 season.

Three Baltimore Orioles earned selection to the All-MLB Team on Saturday, including two selections to the first team.

Catcher Adley Rutschman and reliever Félix Bautista were selected to the first team, while starting pitcher Kyle Bradish was selected to the second team.

Rutschman, in his second full season behind the plate, earned his first All-Star Game nod a season after finishing second in Rookie of the Year voting and 12th in AL MVP voting. He also won his first Silver Slugger this season.

Rutschman slashed .277/.374/.435/.809 with 31 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 80 RBI. He walked 92 times and struck out 101 times. He was the Orioles’ first-round pick in 2019 out of Oregon State.

Bautista was named the Mariano Rivera Reliever of the Year earlier this season but missed the stretch drive of the season due to an arm injury that required Tommy John surgery.

Bautista had 33 saves in 61 innings of work, struck out nearly half of the batters he faced and had an ERA of 1.48. He had an fWAR of 2.8, which is 20th among all pitchers.

Bradish went 12-7 with a 2.83 ERA in his second full season in the Majors as the Orioles win 101 games and the American League East title. He struck out nine hitters every nine innings and finished fourth in AL Cy Young voting.

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; Shorstop: 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.