Mlb’s 2026 Awards Celebrate Relievers, Comebacks and All-mlb Stars

WHO:

MLB.com - William Contreras presented the inaugural Flow Mayor Award by his older brother, Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras.

MLB.com - The All-MLB Second Team included Fernando Tatis Jr. and Mason Miller of the Padres; Cristopher Sánchez and Jesús Luzardo of the Phillies; Randy Arozarena, James Wood and Jordan Walker among outfielders; Alex Bregman at third base; and Pete Alonso at first base.

MLB.com - The Rays’ Junior Caminero hit 42 home runs, drove in 101 runs and played all 162 games at third base. Drew Rasmussen went 16-5 with a 2.67 ERA in 172 innings; Bryan Baker recorded 41 saves and a 1.44 ERA.

MLB.com - Boston’s Sonny Gray went 18-5 with a 2.72 ERA; Willson Contreras hit 27 home runs and posted a .901 OPS.

MLB.com - Pete Alonso led the AL with 43 home runs and 113 RBIs in his first season with Baltimore.

MLB Trade Rumors - Toronto’s Louis Varland and San Diego’s Mason Miller won the inaugural BBWAA Reliever of the Year awards for the American and National Leagues, respectively.

MLB.com - Yordan Alvarez and Pete Crow-Armstrong won the Hank Aaron Awards; Alvarez and Zack Wheeler won Comeback Player of the Year in the AL and NL, respectively.

MLB.com - Bryan Baker won the Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year Award, and Mason Miller won the Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year Award.

MLB.com - William Contreras received MLB’s inaugural Flow Mayor Award; Colton Cowser won Capital One Premier Play of the Year.

MLB.com - Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero made the All-MLB First Team; Drew Rasmussen and Bryan Baker made the Second Team. The Rays’ three selections were the most in the AL.

MLB.com - The Brewers had a league-high four All-MLB selections: Jacob Misiorowski, Brice Turang and Jackson Chourio on the First Team, and William Contreras on the Second.

MLB.com - Other reported All-MLB honorees included Bobby Witt Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr., Pete Alonso, Yordan Alvarez, Dylan Cease, Cristopher Sánchez, Jesús Luzardo, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tarik Skubal, Sonny Gray, Willson Contreras, Randy Arozarena, James Wood, Jordan Walker, Alex Bregman, and Cade Smith.

WHAT:

MLB.com - William Contreras won the 2026 World Series MVP and helped Venezuela win its first World Baseball Classic championship. He drove in 19 postseason hits’ worth of production—19 hits total—and batted .373/.448/.588 in the postseason; in the World Series he hit .381/.435/.429 and had 10 of 13 ABS challenges overturned.

MLB.com - Fernando Tatis Jr. batted .289 with an .828 OPS, 25 home runs and 38 steals; 20 of his home runs came in the second half.

MLB.com - James Wood recorded 30 home runs, 21 steals and 102 walks in 135 games, becoming the first MLB player to reach at least 30 homers, 20 steals and 100 walks in fewer than 140 games.

MLB.com - The inaugural Flow Mayor Award was previously called Entertainer of the Year in 2025; its winner receives a diamond-studded toothpick.

MLB.com - All-MLB rosters included one catcher, first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, shortstop and DH; three outfielders, five starters and two relievers on each team.

MLB.com - The MLB Awards show was co-hosted for a second straight year by Mookie Betts and Roy Wood Jr.; Steve Aoki headlined its after-party.

MLB.com - Toronto’s Dylan Cease made the All-MLB First Team after posting a 2.40 ERA and 239 strikeouts in 169 innings.

MLB.com - Alvarez also won Outstanding Designated Hitter, ending Shohei Ohtani’s five-year run as the award winner; Alvarez was the first non-Ohtani winner since 2020 and the first Astros player to receive the award.

MLB.com - Cowser’s award-winning play was a center-field catch that robbed Jake McCarthy of a potential walk-off home run against Colorado.

MLB.com - Witt earned his third consecutive All-MLB First Team selection, becoming the first shortstop to receive three First Team honors since the award began in 2019. He also won the Heart & Hustle Award for a third consecutive time.

MLB.com - Wood’s All-MLB Second Team selection ended Washington’s five-year gap without an All-MLB honoree.

MLB.com - Yordan Alvarez hit .316 with 42 home runs, 106 RBIs and a .316/.432/.601 line. Crow-Armstrong hit 45 home runs and stole 41 bases, becoming the seventh player in MLB history with a 40-homer, 40-steal season.

MLB.com - Varland recorded a 1.27 ERA, 97 strikeouts and 35 saves in 78 innings. Baker had 41 saves and a 1.44 ERA in 62⅓ innings; Miller had a 1.67 ERA and 129 strikeouts in 70 innings, with 38 saves.

MLB.com - Wheeler returned from thoracic outlet surgery to post a 3.00 ERA with 193 strikeouts in 162 innings. Alvarez returned after a 2025 hand fracture limited him to 48 games.

MLB.com - The All-MLB Teams recognize regular-season performance; fans and a panel of experts each accounted for 50% of the voting.

WHERE:

MLB.com - The MLB Awards ceremony took place at The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

MLB.com - Cowser’s catch occurred at Coors Field, where Baltimore led Colorado, 2-1, in the ninth inning.

WHEN:

MLB.com - The awards were presented during the 2026 MLB Awards show.

WHY:

MLB.com - William Contreras received the Flow Mayor Award for his on-field achievements and style and flair on and off the field.

HOW:

MLB.com - The Hank Aaron Award is determined by fan voting and a panel of Hall of Famers and previous winners. All-MLB voting combines fan ballots with votes from media members, broadcasters, former players and other baseball officials.

MLB.com - The inaugural BBWAA Reliever of the Year voting named Varland the AL winner with 16 first-place votes and 146 points; Cade Smith placed second with 133 points. Miller was the unanimous NL winner.

William Contreras won World Series MVP and MLB’s inaugural Flow Mayor Award. Yordan Alvarez and Pete Crow-Armstrong earned Hank Aaron honors, while Mason Miller won National League Reliever of the Year. Milwaukee led All-MLB selections with four.