SABR All-Time Eras Teams:
Modern Era (2001-2025)
Throughout the 2026 season, SABR members will have a chance to vote on SABR’s All-Time Eras Teams as we celebrate the 150 years of baseball and American history since the founding of the National League in 1876.
The All-Time Eras Teams project is an interactive opportunity for all SABR members to participate in, debate with one another, and learn more about the iconic players and figures from different eras.
- Voting period: October 2–October 19, 2026
- Zoom webinar: Late October, with a presentation TBA
Each of the six All-Time Eras Team ballots will be released throughout the baseball season. SABR members will be able to vote for players at every position on the diamond, as well as the top manager and executive from that era.
Each ballot period will culminate with a virtual Zoom webinar which includes a presentation covering that era of American history prior to the unveiling of the team chosen by our members. Zoom links will be sent out to all SABR members on the morning of each webinar.
Get an All-Time Eras Teams baseball card set!
Sign up as a new annual member during SABR’s All-Time Eras Teams membership drive using the code AllEras15 and you’ll receive an exclusive baseball card set of players across our All-Time Eras Teams, as well as a one-year membership discount! Join between April 7 and May 13 to qualify and save $15 off the cost of a one-year membership. Click here to learn more.
Current SABR members who refer two new members by May 13 will also receive an exclusive baseball card set featuring players selected to our All-Time Eras Teams! New members must use the discount code AllEras15 to qualify for this promotion.
If you have any questions about signing up for a new SABR membership, please email Jessica Smyth.
More about the Modern Era (2001-2025)
The first quarter of the twenty-first century was bookended by two dynasties: the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers. In between, the Boston Red Sox (2004), Chicago White Sox (2005), and Chicago Cubs (2016) each ended decades-long World Series droughts in dramatic fashion, while advanced technology became the name of the game, on and off the field.
The sabermetric revolution gained prominence following the 2003 publication of Moneyball, by Michael Lewis. The book was a huge best-seller that greatly expanded the audience for analytics.
Modeled after soccer’s World Cup, the inaugural World Baseball Classic made its debut in 2006. Japan’s victory over Cuba at San Diego’s Petco Park established the WBC as a wildly popular international tournament that has only grown in stature since then, especially after the United States’ first championship in 2017. Shohei Ohtani’s game-ending strikeout of Mike Trout to end the 2023 WBC was an iconic moment seen by millions.
Statcast, Major League Baseball’s high-speed video system, was deployed in three venues in 2014 and all 30 ballparks the next year. Statcast measures the physical movement and performance for pitchers, batters, defenders, and base runners, and every team now employs analysts to work with their own data.
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