Kyle Glaser

All-MLB teams as selected by Baseball America.

For his transcendent season, Rodriguez is the 2022 Baseball America Rookie of the Year.

Troy Afenir, a former catcher who played parts of four seasons in the majors, became the Yankees’ area scout for Northern California in 2013. Scouting the 6-foot-7 Judge at Fresno State, Afenir’s mind kept going back to one of the greatest players of all time.

For his historic season, Judge is the 2022 Baseball America Major League Player of the Year.

After Shohei Ohtani redefined what was possible in Major League Baseball with his unprecedented two-way performance last season, the only question was whether he could do it again. Ohtani, in no uncertain terms, showed the answer was unequivocally “yes” in 2022.

For many, it was merely a question of when, not if, Urias would become one of the best pitchers in baseball.

Baseball America selects a Triple-A all-star team of International and Pacific Coast league players.

Baseball America selects a Double-A all-star team of Eastern, Southern and Texas league players.

Baseball America selects a High-A all-star team of Midwest, Northwest and South Atlantic players.

Baseball America selects a Low-A all-star team of California, Carolina and Florida State league players.

Baseball America selects a Rookie all-star team of Arizona Complex, Florida Complex and Dominican Summer league players.

Lawlar homered, Woo pitched four hitless innings and more.

Minor league all-star team as selected by Baseball America.

At an age when most players’ physical abilities are at their lowest, the Cardinals veterans are providing sustained, impactful performance on top of meaningful leadership.

Torkelson and Greene tallied multi-hit games, Hunter Brown pitched three scoreless innings and more.

In the end, those involved in the Braves international violations paid a very high price for very little reward.

Nelson pitched six scoreless innings, Jeremy Pena added three hits and more.

The new restrictions come after years of increased defensive shifting in the majors and a corresponding decline in offense throughout the game. There is just one problem. There is no evidence that banning shifts actually improves batted ball outcomes.

MLB officially announced Friday that three major rules changes will be implemented beginning with the 2023 season.