Albert Pujols and Paul Goldschmidt were two of five Cardinals nominated for the All-MLB team on Thursday. The others joining the them were Nolan Arenado, Tommy Edman, who was listed with second basemen, and closer Ryan Helsley.
The All-MLB Team award — which began in 2019 — names a player at each position in the field, a designated hitter, five starters, and two relief pitchers. The three outfield spots for the award are not specific to whether they played left, center or right. Along with the the first team All-MLB, there is also a second team.
Pujols was nominated for designated hitter with Houston’s Yordan Alvarez, Philadelphia’s Bryce Harper, Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani, and Daniel Vogelbach of the Mets.