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KANSAS CITY, Mo.\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Bobby Witt Jr.<\/a>\u00a0has been voted to the All-MLB First Team at shortstop, announced Thursday night as part of the\u00a02025 MLB Awards<\/a>\u00a0presented by MGM Rewards at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.<\/p>\n It\u2019s yet another accolade for the 25-year-old shortstop who has cemented himself over the past few seasons as one of the best players in baseball.<\/p>\n The\u00a0All-MLB Team<\/a>\u00a0was introduced in 2019 to recognize the best player or players at each position across the Major Leagues with First Team and Second Team selections. Fan voting accounted for half of the selection process, with the other 50 percent coming from a decorated panel of media members, broadcasters, former players and other officials throughout the game.<\/p>\n When casting their ballots, voters were asked to consider only performance during the regular season. Each All-MLB team includes one selection apiece at catcher, first base, second base, shortstop, third base and designated hitter, three outfielders (regardless of specific outfield position), five starting pitchers and two relievers.<\/p>\n This is Witt\u2019s second consecutive year being named to the First Team following his\u00a0history-making 2024 season.<\/a><\/p>\n An All-Star,\u00a0Gold Glove Award<\/a>\u00a0winner,\u00a0Platinum Glove<\/a>\u00a0winner and\u00a0Silver Slugger Award<\/a>\u00a0winner in 2025, Witt slashed .295\/.351\/.501 with 23 home runs, 88 RBIs, 38 stolen bases and a Majors-leading 47 doubles. He was MLB\u2019s hits leader for the second consecutive season with 184. Witt was not named an American League MVP finalist (top three in voting), but he\u2019ll be on plenty of ballots when they\u2019re revealed next week as his 8.0\u00a0WAR<\/a>, per FanGraphs, ranked third best among all Major League position players behind Aaron Judge (10.1) and Cal Raleigh (9.1).<\/p>\n Witt also remains one of the top defenders in the league; his 24\u00a0outs above average<\/a>\u00a0were tied with Pete Crow-Armstrong for best in MLB. Witt\u2019s 18 runs prevented were third-most at any position, behind Crow-Armstrong (22) and Ceddanne Rafaela (19).<\/p>\n Witt\u2019s numbers this year didn\u2019t match his otherworldly \u201824 campaign, which can bring the illusion of disappointment when reviewing his season, especially when the Royals\u00a0didn\u2019t make the playoffs<\/a>\u00a0following their run in \u201824. But make no mistake: Witt is a generational talent committed to Kansas City, and he and the Royals are committed to getting this club back to October. That\u2019s why the front office will spend this offseason trying to improve the club, knowing they don\u2019t have to go get a superstar because they have one in Witt. They just need pieces to help this team get over the hump. They know Witt is a player deserving of the game\u2019s biggest stage; he\u2019s already at the top of the league with fellow All-MLB First Team members like Judge, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Raleigh, Shohei Ohtani and more.<\/p>\n