Altuve, Alvarez, Valdez named to All-MLB Second Team

HOUSTON -- Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, designated hitter Yordan Alvarez and left-handed pitcher Framber Valdez were named to the 2024 All-MLB Second Team on Thursday. All-time winners of All-MLB Awards All-MLB honors, first established in 2019, recognize the best players at each position across the Majors, with both First and Second Team selections. Voters were asked to consider only performance during the regular season. It's the fourth year Alvarez has been named to an All-MLB team (Second Team in 2023 and '19, First Team in '22). Altuve was All-MLB First Team in '22 and Second Team in '21 and...