MLB All-Star Starters Announced

Everyone knows uSports’ feelings on the MLB All-Star game. While both basketball and hockey’s versions are entertaining — football’s Pro Bowl is a joke — baseball’s All-Star game holds weight because it matters. As previously mentioned, the winner gets home field advantage in the World Series, which is a big deal when considering the importance of a home crowd.

And with the festivities beginning in less than a week and the game exactly seven days away, the All-Star starters have been officially announced via MLB.

American League Roster

Now as most know, the World Series teams’ managers will lead their respective league on July 14. So the American League’s skipper will be the Kansas City Royals Ned Yost. And his roster is absolutely stacked.

Starters
C: Salvador Perez, Kansas City Royals
1B: Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
2B: Jose Altuve, Houston Astros
3B: Josh Donaldson, Toronto Blue Jays
SS: Alcides Escobar, Kansas City Royals
OF: Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
OF: Lorenzo Cain, Kansas City Royals
OF: Alex Gordon, Kansas City Royals
DH: Nelson Cruz, Seattle Mariners

Pitchers
Chris Archer, Tampa Bay Rays
Dellin Betances, New York Yankees
Brad Boxberger, Tampa Bay Rays
Zach Britton, Baltimore Orioles
Wade Davis, Kansas City Royals
Sonny Gray, Oakland Athletics
Kelvin Herrera, Kansas City Royals
Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners
Dallas Keuchel, Houston Astros
Darren O’Day, Baltimore Orioles
Glen Perkins, Minnesota Twins
David Price, Detroit Tigers
Chris Sale, Chicago White Sox

Reserves
C: Russell Martin, Toronto Blue Jays
C: Stephen Vogt, Oakland Athletics
1B: Albert Pujols, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
1B: Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees
2B: Jason Kipnis, Cleveland Indians
3B: Manny Machado, Baltimore Orioles
SS: Jose Iglesias, Detroit Tigers
IF/OF: Brock Holt, Boston Red Sox
OF: Jose Bautista, Toronto Blue Jays
OF: Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles
OF: J.D. Martinez, Detroit Tigers
DH: Prince Fielder, Texas Rangers

And if you did not get a chance to vote, there is still an opportunity to select one last American League player to the All-Star game: it is between Xander Bogaerts, Yoenis Cespedes, Brian Dozier, Brett Gardner and Mike Moustakas.

National League Roster

Now, San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy will be leading the National League, who also, unsurprisingly, has a stacked lineup.

Starters
C: Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants
1B: Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks
2B: Dee Gordon, Miami Marlins
3B: Todd Frazier, Cincinnati Reds
SS: Jhonny Peralta, St. Louis Cardinals
OF: Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals
OF: Matt Holliday, St. Louis Cardinals
OF: Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins

Pitchers
Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants
A.J. Burnett, Pittsburgh Pirates
Aroldis Chapman, Cincinnati Reds
Gerrit Cole, Pittsburgh Pirates
Jacob deGrom, New York Mets
Zack Greinke, Los Angeles Dodgers
Mark Melancon, Pittsburgh Pirates
Shelby Miller, Atlanta Braves
Jonathan Papelbon, Philadelphia Phillies
Francisco Rodriguez, Milwaukee Brewers
Trevor Rosenthal, St. Louis Cardinals
Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals
Michael Wacha, St. Louis Cardinals

Reserves
C: Yasmani Grandal, Los Angeles Dodgers
C: Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals
1B: Adrian Gonzalez, Los Angeles Dodgers
1B: Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs
2B: D.J. LeMahieu, Colorado Rockies
2B: Joe Panik, San Francisco Giants
3B: Nolan Arenado, Colorado Rockies
3B: Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs
SS: Brandon Crawford, San Francisco Giants
OF: Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates
OF: Joc Pederson, Los Angeles Dodgers
OF: A.J. Pollock, Arizona Diamondbacks
OF: Justin Upton, San Diego Padres

And the five players vying for the final National League spot are Johnny Cueto, Jeurys Familia, Clayton Kershaw, Carlos Martinez and Troy Tulowitzki.

So tune in July 14 to see who will be victorious: the American League have won seven of the last ten years.

H/T: MLB