2025 Baseball America MLB All-Rookie Team

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The 2025 Major League Baseball season delivered another wave of standout rookie performances. From Nick Kurtz’s dominant debut with the Athletics to an intriguing class of first-year pitchers—many of whom figure to impact the postseason—this year’s crop of rookies was a fun one to follow.

Baseball America’s 2025 Award Winners

• Minor League Player of the Year: Konnor Griffin
• Minor League Pitcher of the year: Jonah Tong
• MLB Rookie of the Year: Nick Kurtz
• MLB Player of the Year: Coming soon!

Scroll to the bottom for complete statistics for the 2025 all-rookie team. Those tables list the FanGraphs metrics wRC+ and FIP. The player capsules below cite the Baseball-Reference measure OPS+. I find B-Ref Stathead queries to be valuable for filtering by games played at a position.

C Drake Baldwin, Braves

Baldwin started 85 games behind the plate and was one of the best hitters at his position. His 126 OPS+ ranked fourth among players with at least 50 games at catcher. Baldwin’s production was no mirage. He makes quality contact, and lots of it. A National League Rookie of the Year win would grant the Braves a PPI draft pick after the first round in 2026. 

Other notable rookies: Kyle Teel, White Sox; Carlos Narvaez, Red Sox; Agustin Ramirez, Marlins; and Edgar Quero, White Sox

1B Nick Kurtz, Athletics

Kurtz’s place on the all-rookie team was assured. He smacked 36 home runs, won our Rookie of the Year award and made our MLB all-star first team. Kurtz’s four-homer game in Houston made headlines, but his consistent production all season is the real news item. He used true all-fields power to become one of seven rookies ever to post a 1.000 OPS in a season of at least 450 plate appearances. 

2B Luke Keaschall, Twins

The Twins turned to Keaschall in mid April, and he produced a 128 OPS+ that ranked among the best by a rookie hitter. The only problem was that his season was interrupted by two different stints on the 60-day injured list, first for a forearm fracture and then by a left thumb injury that required surgery. All the ingredients are present—bat-to-ball skills, line drives to all fields, plus speed—for Keaschall to become a Twins table setter. 

Other notable rookie: Chase Meidroth, White Sox

3B Matt Shaw

Just as he had done in the minor leagues in 2024, Shaw started the season ice cold. Prior to the all-star break, he hit .198 and slugged .280 in 63 games and spent 24 games at Triple-A. Shaw recovered in the second half, hitting .258/.317/.522 with 11 of his 13 home runs. He was one of five Cubs to steal at least 15 bases and has 20-20 potential for 2026.

Other notable rookies: Caleb Durbin, Brewers; and Otto Kemp, Phillies

SS Jacob Wilson, Athletics

Wilson is something of a throwback. His .311 batting average is the 10th highest for a rookie of the 30-team era who batted at least 500 times in a season. His power and speed are ordinary, but he makes a ton of contact to all fields, avoids strike outs and is a capable shortstop defender. Wilson has another level to reach if he adds power or fielding value.

OF Roman Anthony, Red Sox

Before he strained his left oblique in early September, Anthony was just beginning to hit his stride. He was pulling the ball more and keeping it off the ground. Anthony had a .910 OPS with six of his eight home runs in his final 25 games. His overall 140 OPS+ trailed only Nick Kurtz among rookies. 

OF Daylen Lile, Nationals

Lile put in the work last offseason. He improved his bat speed, running speed and his contact point to meet the ball out front. The results are undeniable. Lile quickly hit his way out of Double-A and Triple-A and hit the ground running with Washington. His 137 OPS+ ranked third among rookies with at least 200 plate appearances.

OF Jakob Marsee, Marlins

Marsee upped his power production and stolen base total at Triple-A to earn an Aug. 1 callup. He continued getting on base and stealing bags in MLB, while holding onto his power gains, to seize the everyday center field job in Miami. 

Other notable rookie outfielders: Isaac Collins, Brewers; Jasson Dominguez, Yankees; Chandler Simpson, Rays; and Heriberto Hernandez, Marlins

DH Colson Montgomery, White Sox

Montgomery leaned into a pull-the-ball-in-the-air approach and hit 21 home runs in just 71 games following his July 4 callup. He played a quality shortstop and even saw 10 games at third base, giving the White Sox a player who can contribute to their ongoing rebuild.

SP Noah Cameron, Royals

Cameron kept batters guessing with command of a five-pitch mix he used to generate a lot of soft contact. The 26-year-old lefthander’s 2.99 ERA was third-best among rookies who threw at least 80 innings, while his 20.5% strikeout rate ranked in the middle of the pack.

SP Cade Horton, Cubs

Horton hit his spots like a veteran and showed high-quality breaking stuff. The righthander is the rare rookie to produce positive run value on four pitch types: four-seam fastball, sweeper, changeup and curveball. 

SP Chad Patrick, Brewers

The 27-year-old righthander and 2024 International League pitcher of the year rode the “fastball triangle” to success. About 87% of Patrick’s offerings were cutters, sinkers or four-seam fastballs, similar to vintage Lance Lynn.

SP Cam Schlittler, Yankees

Only Jacob Misiorowski among rookie starters threw harder than Schlittler and his 99.3 mph four-seam fastball. And why not? It was the 24-year-old righthander’s top whiff and putaway pitch, which was on display in Game 3 of the Wild Card Series when he struck out 12 Red Sox hitters, walked none and delivered eight shutout innings.

SP Will Warren, Yankees

Warren is the east-west counterpart to fellow Yankees rookie Cam Schlittler and his north-south attack plan. Warren is durable and uses a sinker/sweeper approach to neutralize righthanded batters, but it can leave him vulnerable when facing lefthanded ones.  

RP Braydon Fisher, Blue Jays

The emergence of the 25-year-old Fisher helped turn the Blue Jays’ bullpen from disaster in 2024 to functional this year as Toronto won the American League East. He led all rookie relievers with at least 50 innings with a 31.6% strikeout rate, leaning into a vicious mid-80s slider.  

Other notable rookies: Jack Leiter, Rangers; Shane Smith, White Sox; Jacob Misiorowski, Brewers; Braxton Ashcraft, Pirates; Joey Cantillo, Guardians; Jacob Lopez, Athletics

2025 All-Rookie Hitters

Pos	Player	Team	AVG	OBP	SLG	AB	HR	BB	SO	SB	wRC+
C	Drake Baldwin	ATL	.274	.341	.469	405	19	38	68	0	125
1B	Nick Kurtz	ATH	.290	.383	.619	420	36	63	151	2	170
2B	Luke Keaschall	MIN	.302	.382	.445	182	4	19	29	14	134
3B	Matt Shaw	CHC	.226	.295	.394	393	13	38	94	17	93
SS	Jacob Wilson	ATH	.311	.355	.444	486	13	27	39	5	121
OF	Roman Anthony	BOS	.292	.396	.463	257	8	40	84	4	140
OF	Daylen Lile	WSH	.299	.347	.498	321	9	21	56	8	132
OF	Jakob Marsee	MIA	.292	.363	.478	209	5	22	48	14	133
DH	Colson Montgomery	CWS	.239	.311	.529	255	21	25	83	0	129

2025 All-Rookie Pitchers

Pos	Pitcher	Org	ERA	G	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	FIP
SP	Noah Cameron	KC	2.99	24	138.1	109	18	43	114	1.10	4.18
SP	Cade Horton	CHC	2.67	23	118	95	10	33	97	1.08	3.59
SP	Chad Patrick	MIL	3.53	27	119.2	113	13	40	127	1.28	3.53
SP	Cam Schlittler	NYY	2.96	14	73	58	8	31	84	1.22	3.74
SP	Will Warren	NYY	4.44	33	162.1	158	22	65	171	1.37	4.07
RP	Braydon Fisher	TOR	2.70	52	50	32	4	19	62	1.02	3.02