Members of the Associated Press, who are beat writers, broadcasters, and public relations directors, have selected an All-Star team at the end of each season, since 1982, yet discontinued after the 2000 season concluded. Listed below, in chronological order, are the players honored with an Associated Press All-Star Award / Squad designee. Research byBaseball Almanac.

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| Year | Pos | Names | Teams | Lg |
| 1982 | 1B | Cecil Cooper | Milwaukee | AL |
| 2B | Damaso Garcia | Toronto | AL | |
| 3B | Mike Schmidt | Philadelphia | NL | |
| SS | Robin Yount | Milwaukee | AL | |
| OF | Pedro Guerrero | Los Angeles | NL | |
| OF | Dale Murphy | Atlanta | NL | |
| OF | Dave Winfield | New York | AL | |
| C | Gary Carter | Montreal | NL | |
| DH | Hal McRae | Kansas City | AL | |
| RHP | Pete Vuckovich | Milwaukee | AL | |
| LHP | Steve Carlton | Philadelphia | NL | |
| RP | Bruce Sutter | St. Louis | NL | |
| 1983 | 1B | Eddie Murray | Baltimore | AL |
| 2B | Lou Whitaker | Detroit | AL | |
| 3B | Mike Schmidt | Philadelphia | NL | |
| SS | Cal Ripken, Jr. | Baltimore | AL | |
| OF | Andre Dawson | Montreal | NL | |
| OF | Dale Murphy | Atlanta | NL | |
| OF | Jim Rice | Boston | AL | |
| C | Lance Parrish | Detroit | AL | |
| DH | Greg Luzinski | Chicago | AL | |
| RHP | La Marr Hoyt | Chicago | AL | |
| LHP | Scott McGregor | Baltimore | AL | |
| RP | Dan Quisenberry | Kansas City | AL | |
| 1984 | 1B | Eddie Murray | Baltimore | AL |
| 2B | Ryne Sandberg | Chicago | NL | |
| 3B | Mike Schmidt | Philadelphia | NL | |
| SS | Cal Ripken, Jr. | Baltimore | AL | |
| OF | Tony Gwynn | San Diego | NL | |
| OF | Dale Murphy | Atlanta | NL | |
| OF | Dave Winfield | New York | AL | |
| C | Gary Carter | Montreal | NL | |
| DH | Dave Kingman | Oakland | AL | |
| RHP | Rick Sutcliffe | Cleveland/Chicago | AL | |
| LHP | Frank Viola | Minnesota | AL | |
| RP | Willie Hernandez | Detroit | AL | |
| 1985 | 1B | Don Mattingly | New York | AL |
| 2B | Tom Herr | St. Louis | NL | |
| 3B | George Brett | Kansas City | AL | |
| SS | Cal Ripken, Jr. | Baltimore | AL | |
| OF | Pedro Guerrero | Los Angeles | NL | |
| OF | Willie McGree | St. Louis | NL | |
| OF | Rickey Henderson | New York | AL | |
| C | Gary Carter | New York | NL | |
| DH | Darrell Evans | Detroit | AL | |
| RHP | Dwight Gooden | New York | AL | |
| LHP | John Tudor | St. Louis | NL | |
| RP | Jeff Reardon | Montreal | NL | |
| RP | Dan Quisenberry | Kansas City | AL | |
| 1986 | 1B | Don Mattingly | New York | AL |
| 2B | Steve Sax | Los Angeles | NL | |
| 3B | Mike Schmidt | Philadelphia | NL | |
| SS | Tony Fernandez | Toronto | AL | |
| OF | Jim Rice | Boston | AL | |
| OF | Kirby Puckett | Minnesota | AL | |
| OF | Jesse Barfield | Toronto | AL | |
| C | Gary Carter | New York | NL | |
| DH | None Selected | n/a | n/a | |
| RHP | Roger Clemens | Boston | AL | |
| LHP | Fernando Valenzuela | Los Angeles | NL | |
| RP | Dave Righetti | New York | AL | |
| 1987 | 1B | Don Mattingly | New York | AL |
| 2B | Juan Samuel | Philadelphia | NL | |
| 3B | Wade Boggs | Boston | AL | |
| SS | Alan Trammell | Detroit | AL | |
| OF | George Bell | Toronto | AL | |
| OF | Andre Dawson | Montreal | NL | |
| OF | Kirby Puckett | Minnesota | AL | |
| C | Bentio Santiago | San Diego | NL | |
| DH | Paul Molitor | Milwaukee | AL | |
| RHP | Roger Clemens | Boston | AL | |
| LHP | Jimmy Key | Toronto | AL | |
| RP | Steve Bedrosian | Philadelphia | NL | |
| 1988 | 1B | Will Clark | San Francisco | NL |
| 2B | Ryne Sandberg | Chicago | NL | |
| 3B | Wade Boggs | Boston | AL | |
| SS | Alan Trammell | Detroit | AL | |
| OF | Jose Canseco | Oakland | AL | |
| OF | Mike Greenwell | Boston | AL | |
| OF | Kirby Puckett | Minnesota | AL | |
| C | Benito Santiago | San Diego | NL | |
| DH | Paul Molitor | Milwaukee | AL | |
| RHP | Orel Hershiser | Los Angeles | NL | |
| LHP | Frank Viola | Minnesota | AL | |
| RP | Dennis Eckersley | Oakland | AL | |
| 1989 | 1B | Will Clark | San Francisco | NL |
| 2B | Ryne Sandberg | Chicago | NL | |
| 3B | Howard Johnson | New York | NL | |
| SS | Cal Ripken, Jr. | Baltimore | AL | |
| OF | Kevin Mitchell | San Francisco | NL | |
| OF | Kirby Puckett | Minnesota | AL | |
| OF | Ruben Sierra | Texas | AL | |
| C | Mickey Tettleton | Baltimore | AL | |
| DH | Dave Parker | Oakland | AL | |
| RHP | Bret Saberhagen | Kansas City | AL | |
| LHP | Joe Magrane | St. Louis | NL | |
| RP | Mark Davis | San Diego | NL | |
| 1990 | 1B | Cecil Fielder | Detroit | AL |
| 2B | Ryne Sandberg | Chicago | NL | |
| 3B | Matt Williams | San Francisco | NL | |
| SS | Barry Larkin | Cincinnati | NL | |
| OF | Rickey Henderson | Oakland | AL | |
| OF | Barry Bonds | Pittsburgh | NL | |
| OF | Barry Bonilla | Pittsburgh | NL | |
| C | Carlton Fisk | Chicago | AL | |
| DH | Dave Parker | Milwaukee | AL | |
| RHP | Bob Welch | Oakland | AL | |
| LHP | Frank Viola | New York | NL | |
| RP | Bobby Thigpen | Chicago | AL | |
| 1991 | 1B | Cecil Fielder | Detroit | AL |
| 2B | Julio Franco | Texas | AL | |
| 3B | Terry Pendelton | Atlanta | NL | |
| SS | Cal Ripken, Jr. | Baltimore | AL | |
| OF | Jose Canseco | Oakland | AL | |
| OF | Barry Bonds | Pittsburgh | NL | |
| OF | Ken Griffey, Jr. | Seattle | AL | |
| C | Mickey Tettleton | Detroit | AL | |
| DH | Frank Thomas | Chicago | AL | |
| RHP | Roger Clemens | Boston | AL | |
| LHP | Tom Glavine | Atlanta | NL | |
| RP | Lee Smith | St. Louis | NL | |
| 1992 | 1B | Mark McGwire | Oakland | AL |
| 2B | Roberto Alomar | Toronto | AL | |
| 3B | Gary Sheffield | San Diego | NL | |
| SS | Barry Larkin | Cincinnati | NL | |
| OF | Barry Bonds | Pittsburgh | NL | |
| OF | Kirby Puckett | Minnesota | AL | |
| OF | Andy Van Slyke | Pittsburgh | NL | |
| C | Darren Daulton | Philadelphia | NL | |
| DH | Dave Winfield | Toronto | AL | |
| RHP | Greg Maddux | Chicago | NL | |
| LHP | Tom Glavine | Atlanta | NL | |
| RP | Dennis Eckersley | Oakland | AL | |
| 1993 | 1B | Frank Thomas | Chicago | AL |
| 2B | Roberto Alomar | Toronto | AL | |
| 3B | Matt Williams | San Francisco | NL | |
| SS | Jeff Blauser | Atlanta | NL | |
| OF | Barry Bonds | San Francisco | NL | |
| OF | Juan Gonzalez | Texas | NL | |
| OF | Lenny Dykstra | Philadelphia | AL | |
| C | Mike Piazza | Los Angeles | NL | |
| DH | Paul Molitor | Toronto | AL | |
| RHP | Greg Maddux | Atlanta | NL | |
| LHP | Tom Glavine | Atlanta | NL | |
| RP | Randy Myers | Chicago | NL | |
| 1994 | 1B | Jeff Bagwell | Houston | NL |
| 2B | Carlos Baerga | Cleveland | AL | |
| 3B | Matt Williams | San Francisco | NL | |
| SS | Cal Ripken, Jr. | Baltimore | AL | |
| OF | Ken Griffey, Jr. | Seattle | AL | |
| OF | Tony Gwynn | San Diego | NL | |
| OF | Albert Belle | Cleveland | AL | |
| C | Mike Piazza | Los Angeles | NL | |
| DH | Frank Thomas | Chicago | AL | |
| RHP | Greg Maddux | Atlanta | NL | |
| LHP | Jimmy Key | New York | AL | |
| RP | Lee Smith | Baltimore | AL | |
| 1995 | 1B | Mo Vaughn | Boston | AL |
| 2B | Craig Biggio | Houston | NL | |
| 3B | Vinny Castilla | Colorado | NL | |
| SS | Barry Larkin | Cincinnati | NL | |
| OF | Albert Belle | Cleveland | AL | |
| OF | Dante Bichette | Colorado | NL | |
| OF | Tony Gwynn | San Diego | NL | |
| C | Mike Piazza | Los Angeles | NL | |
| DH | Edgar Martinez | Seattle | AL | |
| RHP | Greg Maddux | Atlanta | NL | |
| LHP | Randy Johnson | Seattle | AL | |
| RP | Jose Mesa | Cleveland | AL | |
| 1996 | 1B | Mark McGwire | Oakland | AL |
| 2B | Chuck Knoblauch | Minnesota | AL | |
| 3B | Ken Caminiti | San Diego | NL | |
| SS | Alex Rodriguez | Seattle | AL | |
| OF | Ken Griffey Jr. | Seattle | AL | |
| OF | Albert Belle | Cleveland | AL | |
| OF | Juan Gonzalez | Texas | AL | |
| C | Mike Piazza | Los Angeles | NL | |
| DH | Paul Molitor | Minnesota | AL | |
| RHP | John Smoltz | Atlanta | NL | |
| LHP | Andy Pettitte | New York | AL | |
| RP | John Wetteland | New York | AL | |
| 1997 | n/a | No Team Selected | n/a | n/a |
| 1998 | 1B | Mark McGwire | St. Louis | NL |
| 2B | Craig Biggio | Houston | NL | |
| 3B | Chipper Jones | Atlanta | NL | |
| SS | Alex Rodriguez | Seattle | AL | |
| OF | Sammy Sosa | Chicago | NL | |
| OF | Ken Griffey, Jr. | Seattle | AL | |
| OF | Juan Gonzalez | Texas | AL | |
| C | Ivan Rodriguez | Texas | AL | |
| DH | Edgar Martinez | Seattle | AL | |
| RHP | Roger Clemens | Toronto | AL | |
| LHP | David Wells | New York | AL | |
| RP | Trevor Hoffman | San Diego | NL | |
| 1999 | 1B | Jeff Bagwell | Houston | NL |
| 2B | Roberto Alomar | Cleveland | AL | |
| 3B | Chipper Jones | Atlanta | NL | |
| SS | Nomar Garciaparra | Boston | AL | |
| OF | Sammy Sosa | Chicago | NL | |
| OF | Manny Ramirez | Cleveland | AL | |
| OF | Ken Griffey, Jr. | Seattle | AL | |
| C | Ivan Rodriguez | Texas | AL | |
| DH | Rafael Palmeiro | Texas | AL | |
| RHP | Pedro Martinez | Boston | AL | |
| LHP | Randy Johnson | Arizona | NL | |
| RP | Mariano Rivera | New York | AL | |
| 2000 | 1B | Todd Helton | Colorado | NL |
| 2B | Jeff Kent | San Francisco | NL | |
| 3B | Troy Glaus | Anaheim | AL | |
| SS | Alex Rodriguez | Seattle | AL | |
| OF | Barry Bonds | San Francisco | NL | |
| OF | Jim Edmonds | St. Louis | NL | |
| OF | Vladimir Guerrero | Montreal | NL | |
| C | Mike Piazza | New York | NL | |
| DH | Frank Thomas | Chicago | AL | |
| RHP | Pedro Martinez | Boston | AL | |
| LHP | Randy Johnson | Arizona | NL | |
| RP | Robb Nen | San Francisco | NL | |
| 2001 | -- | Award Discontinued | -- | -- |
| Year | Pos | Names | Teams | LG |
| A.P. All-Star Award & Teams |Baseball Awards | ||||


Award anomalies include a tie for the reliever award in 1985, no designated hitter recipient in 1986, and no selections at all during the 1997 season.
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