Nominations: Latinos lead the best in Major Leagues

Latinos lead the best in Major Leagues, and this is confirmed by the finalists announced by MLB on November 8th.

In this regard, Latinos lead the best in Major Leagues, with figures from the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and Puerto Rico.

Dominican players Juan Soto, José Ramírez, Rafael Devers, Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr., Marcell Ozuna, Julio Rodríguez, and Ketel Marte are among the best in the major leagues.

On the other hand, Venezuelans are among the Latinos leading the best in Major Leagues, with names like Ronald Acuña, Luis Arraez, José Altuve, Orlando Arcia, William Contreras, and Willson Contreras.

Additionally, Cuban players Adolis García, Yordan Álvarez, Yandy Díaz, Randy Arozarena, Luis Robert, JD Martínez, and Jorge Soler are part of this group.

Moreover, those born in Puerto Rico are also on the list of Latinos leading the best in Major Leagues, including Francisco Lindor.

Not forgetting the great players from other nations like Mexican Isaac Paredes and Curaçaoan Ozzie Albies.

All these outstanding individuals are among the big names in the MLB All-Star Teams for the 2023 season.

Dominican pitchers Luis Castillo, Framber Valdez, Félix Bautista, Freddy Peralta, Bryan Abreu, Emmanuel Clase, Camilo Doval, Jhoan Durán, and Héctor Neris; Venezuelan pitchers Pablo López, Eduardo Rodríguez, and Adbert Alzolay; Cuban pitchers Aroldis Chapman, Yennier Canó, and Raisel Iglesias, and Puerto Rican Alexis Díaz were also preselected, as announced by the league on Wednesday.

The phenomenal Japanese two-way player, Shohei Ohtani, was nominated as a starting pitcher and Designated Hitter in the selection created by the Major League Baseball Commissioner’s Office in 2019 to choose the best players at each position in the season, divided into a first and second team.

Fan votes will count for half of the process, while the rest will be contributed by a panel of experts, including writers, broadcasters, former players, and executives.

All Nominees: Latinos lead the best in Major Leagues

Starting Pitchers: Chris Bassitt, Kyle Bradish, Corbin Burnes, Luis Castillo, Gerrit Cole, Zach Eflin, Nathan Eovaldi, Zac Gallen, Kevin Gausman, Sonny Gray, Merrill Kelly, Clayton Kershaw, George Kirby, Pablo López, Jordan Montgomery, Shohei Ohtani, Freddy Peralta, Eduardo Rodriguez, Kodai Senga, Blake Snell, Justin Steele, Spencer Strider, Framber Valdez, Justin Verlander, Logan Webb, and Zack Wheeler.

Relief Pitchers: Bryan Abreu, Adbert Alzolay, Shawn Armstrong, Félix Bautista, David Bednar, Matt Brash, Yennier Canó, Aroldis Chapman, Emmanuel Clase, Alexis Díaz, Camilo Doval, Jhoan Durán, Pete Fairbanks, Josh Hader, Clay Holmes, Raisel Iglesias, Chris Martin, Héctor Neris, Evan Phillips, Ryan Pressly, Jordan Romano, Tanner Scott, Paul Sewald, and Devin Williams.

Catchers: William Contreras, Willson Contreras, Jonah Heim, Ryan Jeffers, Sean Murphy, Cal Raleigh, J.T. Realmuto, Adley Rutschman, and Will Smith.

First Base: Pete Alonso, Yandy Díaz, Freddie Freeman, Paul Goldschmidt, Josh Naylor, Matt Olson, and Christian Walker.

Second Base: Ozzie Albies, José Altuve, Luis Arraez, Ketel Marte, Nolan Gorman, Nico Hoerner, Ha-Seong Kim, and Marcus Semien.

Third Base: Nolan Arenado, Alex Bregman, Jake Burger, Matt Chapman, Rafael Devers, Josh Jung, Manny Machado, Isaac Paredes, José Ramírez, and Austin Riley.

Shortstops: Francisco Lindor, Orlando Arcia, Bo Bichette, J.P. Crawford, Gunnar Henderson, Corey Seager, Dansby Swanson, Trea Turner, and Bobby Witt Jr.

Outfielders: Ronald Acuña Jr., Randy Arozarena, Cody Bellinger, Mookie Betts, Corbin Carroll, TJ Friedl, Adolis García, Nolan Jones, Aaron Judge, Steven Kwan, Josh Lowe, Chas McCormick, Luis Robert Jr., Julio Rodríguez, Anthony Santander, Kyle Schwarber, Juan Soto, Fernando Tatis Jr., Lane Thomas, Kyle Tucker, and Christian Yelich.

Designated Hitter: Yordan Álvarez, Bryce Harper, J.D. Martínez, Shohei Ohtani, Marcell Ozuna, Brent Rooker, Jorge Soler, and Justin Turner.

Also read: Venezuelan Ronald Acuña Jr. Among Finalists for National League Most Valuable Player.