What an MLB postseason!
After an exhilarating month of playoff motion — so thrilling, in actual fact, that it stretched into early November — it is time for our 2025 MLB All-October staff.
Although Yoshinobu Yamamoto earned World Collection MVP honors for his unbelievable efficiency in the course of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ seven-game conquer the Toronto Blue Jays, that does not inform the entire story of the month. So to honor the most effective from each stage of the postseason, let’s hand out {hardware} to a roster of October stars.
From wild-card-round sensations to World Collection standouts, listed here are the gamers our ESPN MLB panel of consultants voted as the most effective of the most effective at each place together with some award {hardware} for the brightest stars of October.
2025 All-October Workforce
Catcher: Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners
Why he is right here: Raleigh’s record-setting common season continued proper into October as he belted 5 dwelling runs and posted a 1.081 OPS earlier than Seattle’s postseason run led to Recreation 7 of the ALCS.
Honorable mentions: Alejandro Kirk, Toronto Blue Jays; Will Smith, Los Angeles Dodgers
1B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays
Why he is right here: If the Blue Jays would have gained yet one more sport in the course of the World Collection, the introduction of this story would have been all about Guerrero and his unbelievable October exploits. The Blue Jays’ famous person hit an unbelievable .412 with a 1.330 OPS in the course of the postseason, delivering signature second after signature second whereas main Toronto to the place it hadn’t been in three many years.
Honorable mentions: Michael Busch, Chicago Cubs; Josh Naylor, Seattle Mariners
2B: Nico Hoerner, Chicago Cubs
Why he is right here: In a down yr for the place, Hoerner had the best OPS (.973) of all second baseman in the course of the postseason whereas enjoying stellar protection because the Cubs dispatched the Padres and went on to power a Recreation 5 towards the Brewers within the NLDS.
How little manufacturing did second basemen present this October? One voter selected Miguel Rojas as his decide for the place solely based mostly on one all-important Recreation 7 swing.
Honorable mentions: Jorge Polanco, Seattle Mariners; Miguel Rojas, Los Angeles Dodgers
3B: Ernie Clement, Toronto Blue Jays
Why he is right here: Clement was instrumental within the Blue Jays’ run, offering constant manufacturing on the plate and strong protection on the sector. His 1.032 postseason OPS topped all third baseman and his 30 hits weren’t solely probably the most of any participant this October however set a serious league report for many hits in a single postseason.
Honorable point out: Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians
SS: Andres Gimenez, Toronto Blue Jays
Why he is right here: The pickings have been fairly slim at shortstop and Gimenez earned this spot extra for his clutch hits than his general numbers.
Honorable point out: Trevor Story, Boston Pink Sox
OF: Addison Barger, Toronto Blue Jays
OF: Aaron Choose, New York Yankees
OF: Jackson Chourio, Milwaukee Brewers
Why they’re right here: For those who did not know the title Addison Barger earlier than this, you do now. The 25-year-old, who was known as up from the majors in mid-April, had a breakout postseason, slashing .367/.411/.583 with three dwelling runs, 9 RBIs and a 1.025 OPS whereas additionally making quite a few diving catches in proper area. However the second that may guarantee Barger’s title is remembered? His pinch-hit grand slam in Recreation 1 of the World Collection — which got here after he had slept on a teammate’s pullout sofa the evening earlier than.
Choose’s postseason performances had lengthy been below scrutiny due to his checkered playoff historical past in comparison with his stellar regular-season numbers. However that ought to all be put to relaxation after this yr, as he amassed 13 hits in 26 at-bats over seven video games and eventually met his October second within the type of a monster three-run, tying dwelling run in a vital ALDS Recreation 3 to maintain New York’s season alive.
The 21-year-old Chourio got here out swinging this October, serving to Milwaukee to a hard-won NLDS victory over the Cubs, with a double and two-run single within the first sport and a three-run dwelling run — which he hit off a 101.4 mph fastball, the quickest pitch for a postseason dwelling run within the pitch monitoring period — to cement one other victory in Recreation 2. Although he did not mild the world on fireplace when the top-seeded Brewers have been swept within the NLCS, Chourio did hit their lone dwelling run and drove in half of their runs within the sequence.
Honorable point out: Julio Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners; Kerry Carpenter, Detroit Tigers
DH: Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers
Why he is right here: It was one thing of a combined October for Ohtani, along with his .254/.397/.714 playoff slash line closely carried by a few standout video games. However these performances simply so occurred to be two of the most effective single-game showings within the historical past of October baseball: a three-home run sport (whereas pitching a gem on the mound) in L.A.’s NLCS clincher and an all-time World Collection Recreation 3 during which he bought on base 9 occasions within the Dodgers’ 18-inning triumph.
Honorable point out: George Springer, Toronto Blue Jays
SP: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Los Angeles Dodgers
SP: Trey Yesavage, Toronto Blue Jays
Why they’re right here: There was merely no higher pitcher within the sport than Yamamoto this October, because the Dodgers ace authored among the best postseasons in latest historical past. Earlier than he gained World Collection MVP honors by successful three video games within the Fall Traditional, Yamamoto was masterful in a complete-game NLCS Recreation 2 gem towards the Milwaukee Brewers.
Yesavage bursted onto the scene this October in a manner hardly ever seen earlier than, changing into the World Collection Recreation 1 starter simply six weeks after making his MLB debut. He offered Toronto with two of the most effective begins of the postseason — Recreation 2 towards the Yankees and Recreation 5 towards the Dodgers.
Honorable mentions: Tarik Skubal, Detroit Tigers; Blake Snell, Los Angeles Dodgers; Tyler Glasnow, Los Angeles Dodgers; Cam Schlittler, New York Yankees; Cristopher Sanchez, Philadelphia Phillies
RP: Jacob Misiorowski, Milwaukee Brewers
RP: Will Vest, Detroit Tigers
Why they’re right here: Misiorowski performed a vital function on the mound for Milwaukee as a starter popping out of the pen to throw bulk innings of high-leverage reduction — along with his first eight profession postseason pitches clocking in at 102 mph or quicker. In 12 innings over three video games, he totaled 16 strikeouts whereas giving up six hits and three runs (two earned) and issuing three walks.
Vest was almost unhittable in October as Detroit’s major nearer, giving up solely two hits — and 0 runs, for a 0.00 postseason ERA — and putting out 9 over eight innings to assist the Tigers beat Cleveland within the wild-card spherical and keep aggressive towards Seattle within the ALDS earlier than they in the end misplaced in a 15-inning Recreation 5.
Honorable mentions: Roki Sasaki, Los Angeles Dodgers; Andres Munoz, Seattle Mariners; Louis Varland, Toronto Blue Jays
All-October award winners
October MVP: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Pitcher of the month: Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Finest October introduction: Trey Yesavage, Addison Barger
Clutch performer: Yamamoto