The Pirates’ Brandon Lowe last night was named to the All-MLB Second Team at second base, becoming the first Pirates position player ever to receive the postseason honor. The All-MLB Team was instituted in 2019. Paul Skenes was named to the team in 2024 and ’25.
Lowe finished second in the voting to Milwaukee’s Brice Turang.
On MLB Network during the MLB Awards Show last night in Las Vegas, Lowe credited the Pirates for helping him to his best season ever.
Also at the MLB Awards:
- The Brewers’ Jacob Misiorowski (NL) and Yankees’ Cam Schlittler (AL) were named unanimous Cy Young Award winners.
- The Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong (NL) and Astros’ Yordan Alvarez won the Hank Aaron Award as best offensive performers.
- Alvarez and the Phillies’ Zack Wheeler were named Comeback Players of the Year.
- Alvarez became the first winner in six years of the Outstanding DH Award not named Shohei Ohtani.
- The Rays’ Bryan Baker and the Padres’ Mason Miller were named Relievers of the Year.
- Rays president of baseball operations Erik Neander was named Executive of the Year.
- Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser’s August 31st game-ending, home-run robbing catch in a win over Colorado was named Capital One Premier Play of the Year.
- The Brewers’ William Contreras won the very first “Flow Mayor” Award for style.
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The Astros have hired Yankees bench coach Brad Ausmas as their new manager, replacing the fired Joe Espada. Ausmas played ten of his 18 MLB seasons in Houston.
