All-MLB Basketball Teams

Most baseball players are excellent athletes. I've spent a lot of time researching every player currently on a 40 man roster (that's 1,200 players), as well as minor leaguers, coaches, managers, and retired players. These two-sport or multi-sport athletes are incredibly impressive! Here are the best basketball players in the MLB right now!

* = player's picture is below

FIRST TEAM

C Chris Young* (first-team All-Ivy in baseball and basketball)

SF Lane Adams (planned to attend Michigan on basketball only scholarship)

PF Luke Hochevar (All-State honors, 22.0 PPG, 10.5 RPG, 7.6 BPG senior year)

SG Will Venable (first-team All-Ivy in baseball and basketball)

PG Austin Jackson (#68 player in graduating class, Rivals.com)

SECOND TEAM

C CC Sabathia (standout basketball player, scholarships to play football)

SF Jacoby Ellsbury (practiced with Oregon’s basketball team)

PF Jeff Samardzija (All-State basketball player, All-American WR at Notre Dame)

SG Joe Mauer* (two-time All-State, averaging 20 PPG, “defensive specialist”)

PG Carl Crawford (scholarship to play for UCLA)

THIRD TEAM

C Giancarlo Stanton (all-conference football and basketball player)

SF Curtis Granderson (walked on to University of Illinois-Chicago’s team)

PF Aaron Altherr* (several D1 offers)

SG Ed Lucas (played first year at Dartmouth)

PG Dee Gordon (scholarship to play for Louisville)

FOURTH TEAM

C David Price (highly decorated basketball player)

SF Mike Adams (All-State, played at Texas A&M - Kingsville)

PF Matt Kemp (recruited by Oklahoma)

SG Mike Trout* (all-conference)

PG Billy Hamilton (All-State in three sports, 35 PPG, 5 SPG, top 10 in state)

FIFTH TEAM

C Anthony Ranaudo (1,300+ points, 800+ rebounds, team captain)

SF Jared Burton (All-State, 2x All-Conference)

PF Ryan Wheeler (3x All-Pioneer selection)

SG Clint Barmes (played baseball and basketball at Olney Central College)

PG Jace Peterson (All-State in baseball, football, baseball)

SIXTH TEAM

C Doug Fister (first-team All-Conference)

SF JA Happ (2x first-team All-Area, All-Conference)

PF Jared Burton (All-State, 2x All-Conference)

SG Eric Stults (played two years at NAIA Bethel College)

PG Patrick Corbin (broke three point record at school, played at JuCo)

SEVENTH TEAM

C Darin Ruf (All-Conference, All-Area in baseball, basketball, football)

SF Chase Headley (2x All-Conference)

PF Jordan Danks (All-Conference, son of NBA player)

SG Jason Castro (First-team All-HAAL, led league in 3pt shooting)

PG Derek Jeter* (All-state)

EIGHTH TEAM

C Brad Brach (second-team All-District, 147 rebounds)

SF Nick Ahmed* (Massachusetts All-star, All-Western first-team)

PF Ross Ohlendorf (almost played baseball and basketball at Princeton)

SG Zack Cozart (All-Metro, led league in 3pters)

PG Jordan Pacheco (All-District, All-Metro, All-State)