The Bourne Braves asked fans to help decide who the best MLB player to play for the three-time Cape Cod Baseball League Champions is.

From two-time Home Run Derby champion Pete Alonso to two-time All-Star Mark Mulder to two-time World Series Champion Kevin Youkilis, there are many options to choose from. We asked fans to select five players via our interactive fan poll shared through social media and our newsletter through December to help decide the rankings.

We previously shared numbers 10 through 6 — Bobby Higginson ('91), Jeremy Giambi ('94), Connor Wong ('16), Mark Kotsay ('94), and Lou Merloni ('91). The write-up can be found here.

Here are the top five best MLB players to play for the Bourne Braves.

5. Mitch Moreland — First Baseman/Right Fielder (2006-07)

Moreland, affectionately referred to as Mitchy Two-Bags for his penchant for hitting doubles during his time with the Boston Red Sox, enjoyed a 12-year career with four teams (Texas, Boston, Oakland, and San Diego). He has a career average of .251 with 186 home runs, 618 RBI, 219 doubles, and 527 runs scored while slashing .318/.446/.764 with a career WAR of 10.8. He won a Gold Glove during his final season with the Rangers in 2016. He also earned an All-Star appearance in 2018 with the Red Sox — when he also helped Boston win the World Series. Moreland's best season came a year earlier in 2017 with Boston, where he recorded 22 homers, 34 doubles, 79 RBI, and 73 runs scored. He had four seasons of at least 20 doubles, 20 homers, and 60 RBI.

During his time in Bourne, Moreland was a 2006 Cape League All-Star and won the 2006 Cape League Home Run Derby.

4. Bill Mueller — Third Baseman/Second Baseman (1992)

The switch-hitting Mueller had the experience and accolades to rank high on this list. He enjoyed an 11-year career with San Francisco, Boston, Chicago (NL), and Los Angeles (NL). During his first season with the Red Sox in 2003, Mueller won the American League batting title and the Silver Slugger award for third base. That season, he recorded a .326 average with 19 homers, 85 RBI, 45 doubles, and 85 runs scored while slashing .398/.540/.938 with a career-high WAR of 5.6. Playing for an offensive juggernaut, Mueller did all that hitting the bottom-third of the Boston lineup — finishing 12th in the AL MVP race. One of his most notable games that season came on July 29, 2003, during a road game against the Texas Rangers. Mueller became the first player in MLB history to hit a grand slam from both sides of the plate — doing so in back-to-back innings. He was the 13th player ever to hit two grand slams in a game. He finished that day going 3-for-5 with three homers, nine RBI, and three runs scored.

Mueller also played a big role in helping the Red Sox snap the 86-year Curse of the Bambino in 2004. Manning third base, Mueller hit .429 (6-for-14) with two doubles, four walks, two RBI, and three runs scored in the World Series against St. Louis. For his career, Mueller hit .291 with 85 homers, 493 RBI, 663 runs scored, and 1229 hits. He never struck out more than 83 times in a season and had four seasons with more walks and strikeouts.

3. Mark Mulder — Starting Pitcher (1997)

The only starting pitcher to make the list, Mulder took the mound for nine years with Oakland and St. Louis. He finished his career with a record of 103-60, a 4.18 ERA, 1314 innings pitched, 834 strikeouts, and a 1.34 WHIP with a career WAR of 20.

Mulder was part of a dominant Athletics' starting rotation that featured Tim Hudson and Barry Zito in the early 2000s. The lefty led the league in wins (21) and shutouts (4) in 2001 to go with a 3.45 ERA, 229.1 innings pitched, and a 1.15 WHIP — finished second behind Roger Clemens for the AL Cy Young award and 13th in the AL MVP vote.

He earned back-to-back All-Star appearances in 2003 and 2004 with Oakland, when he led the league in complete games (nine in '03 and five in '04). He went 15-9 with a 3.13 ERA, pitched 186.2 innings, 1.17 WHIP, and 128 strikeouts with a career-high WAR of 5.6. From 2001 to 2005, Mulder recorded at least 15 wins and had at least three complete games and 200+ innings pitched in four of those seasons.

In four playoff starts, he went 1-3 with a 2.34 ERA in 42.1 innings pitched.

2. Pete Alonso — First Baseman (2015)

Alonso joins Connor Wong as the only active players to make the top 10. He splashed on the season for the Mets in 2019 — winning the NL Rookie of the Year, placing seventh in NL MVP voting, and earning an All-Star appearance. He led the league with 53 homers to go with 120 RBI, 30 doubles, and 103 runs scored while hitting .260 with a .358/.583/.941 slash line.

He's been an All-Star in each of his last three seasons, including the 2022 season, where he hit 40 homers and a league-leading 131 RBI with a league-high 16 intentional walks. Those paired with 27 doubles and 95 runs scored, which helped Alonso place eighth in the NL MVP vote that season. He's recorded at least 20 doubles and 34 home runs in every season except for the COVID-shortened 2020 season.

Alonso is a career .249 hitter with 226 home runs, 586 RBI, 493 runs scored, and 781 hits for a career WAR of 19.8.

He enjoyed a productive 2024 NL playoffs with New York, hitting four home runs with 10 RBI and 10 runs scored. That's highlighted by a standout performance in the NL Wild Card round against the Brewers. In a do-or-die Game 3 with the Mets trailing 2-0 on the road in the top of the ninths with one out, Alonso crushed a three-run home run to propel his team to the NLDS.

1. Kevin Youkilis — Third Baseman/First Baseman (2000)

Nicknamed the 'Greek God of Walks' during his time in the minors by Oakland Athletics GM Billy Beane, Youkilis claims the top spot on this list. He's a two-time World Series winner, three-time All-Star, and one-time Gold Glover. He hit .281 for his career with 150 home runs, 618 RBI, 653 runs scored, 539 walks, and 1053 hits while slashing .382/.478/.861 with a career WAR of 32.4.

A mid-season call-up in 2004, Youkilis helped the Red Sox win the World Series and was a key piece in the team's return to glory in 2007. He had two top-10 finishes in the AL MVP in 2008 and 2009. In 2008, he hit .312 with 29 home runs, 115 RBI, 43 doubles, 91 runs scored, and 168 hits for a WAR of 6.3 to help him place third in the MVP race behind teammate Dustin Pedroia and Minnesota's Justin Morneau. He followed up that season with a .305 average, 27 homers, 94 RBI, 99 runs scored, 36 doubles, and 150 hits for a career-high WAR of 6.6 — ultimately placing sixth in the MVP race.

In 125 playoff plate appearances, Youkilis recorded a .306 average (34-for-111) with six homers, 17 RBI, 22 runs scored, 13 walks, and just 18 strikeouts. He was perhaps at his best during the 2007 ALCS against Cleveland, where he hit .500 (14-for-28) with three homers, seven RBI, five walks, and just three strikeouts in the seven-game series.

Youkilis spent nine and a half seasons in Boston before being traded to the White Sox mid-season in 2012 and ending his career with the Yankees in 2013.