Overview
- The honors were announced Thursday at the All-MLB Awards in Las Vegas, with one winner named in each league.
- DeGrom, back from Tommy John surgery, went 12-8 with a 2.97 ERA, a 0.92 WHIP and 172 2/3 innings across 30 starts, earning his fifth All-Star nod.
- Acuña returned May 23 from a 2024 torn left ACL and hit .290/.417/.518 with 21 home runs, including a 467-foot homer on his first pitch of the season, and made the All-Star team.
- Comeback Player of the Year is decided by a vote of the 30 MLB.com club beat reporters; Acuña became the fifth Brave to win and deGrom is the Rangers’ second winner.
- Other All-MLB Award winners included Edwin Díaz (NL Reliever of the Year), Aroldis Chapman (AL Reliever of the Year, triggering a $1 million boost to his 2027 option), Shohei Ohtani (Outstanding DH) and Aaron Judge and Ohtani (Hank Aaron Awards), with Matt Arnold repeating as Executive of the Year.