2015 MLB All-Star Game Starters And Alternates Announced: Full Breakdown
On July 14, baseball’s best will take to the field at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati for a showdown of National League All-Stars vs. American League All-Stars.
The Kansas City Royals lead both leagues by sending six players to the game, including four starters. The St. Louis Cardinals will be sending five players, including two starters.
Here’s a complete breakdown of AL starters by fan vote, via ESPN.
Catcher – Salvador Perez, Royals
First base – Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers – injured, will not play, as the Inquisitr reported.
Second base – Jose Altuve, Houston Astros
Shortstop – Alcides Escobar, Royals
Third base – Josh Donaldson, Toronto Blue Jays
Outfield – Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Outfield – Lorenzo Cain, Royals
Outfield – Alex Gordon, Royals
Designated Hitter – Nelson Cruz, Seattle Mariners
Here are the AL reserves, per CBS Sports.
C Russell Martin, Blue Jays
C Stephen Vogt, Oakland Athletics
1B Albert Pujols, Angels
1B Prince Fielder, Texas Rangers
1B Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees
2B Jason Kipnis, Cleveland Indians
SS Jose Iglesias, Tigers
3B Manny Machado, Orioles
OF J.D. Martinez, Tigers
OF Jose Bautista, Blue Jays
OF Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles
UTIL Brock Holt, Boston Red Sox
Here are the AL pitchers.
Chris Archer, Tampa Bay Rays
Brad Boxberger, Rays
Dellin Betances, Yankees
Wade Davis – Royals
Kelvin Herrera, Royals
Sonny Gray, Athletics
Felix Hernandez, Mariners
Dallas Keuchel, Houston Astros
Zach Britton, Orioles
Darren O’Day, Orioles
Glen Perkins, Minnesota Twins
David Price, Tigers
Chris Sale, Chicago White Sox
Final candidates for the AL roster include: Xander Bogaerts (Red Sox), Yoenis Cespedes (Tigers), Brett Gardner (Yankees), Brian Dozier (Twins), and Mike Moustakas (Royals).
Here’s a complete breakdown of NL starters by fan vote, per Sporting News.
Catcher – Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants
First base – Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks
Second base – Dee Gordon, Miami Marlins
Shortstop – Jhonny Peralta, Cardinals
Third Base – Todd Frazier, Cincinnati Reds
Outfield – Giancarlo Stanton, Marlins – injured, will not start.
Outfield – Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals
Outfield – Matt Holliday, Cardinals
Here are the NL pitchers.
Max Scherzer, Nationals
Zack Greinke, Los Angeles Dodgers
Gerrit Cole, Pittsburgh Pirates
Michael Wacha, Cardinals
Jacob deGrom, New York Mets
Shelby Miller, Atlanta Braves
A.J. Burnett, Pirates
Madison Bumgarner, Giants
Trevor Rosenthal, Cardinals
Mark Melancon, Pirates
Jonathan Papelbon, Philadelphia Phillies
Francisco Rodriguez, Milwaukee Brewers
Aroldis Chapman, Reds
Here are the NL reserves.
C Yadier Molina, Cardinals
C Yasmani Grandal, Dodgers
1B Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs
1B Adrian Gonzalez, Dodgers
2B DJ LeMahieu, Colorado Rockies
2B Joe Panik, Giants
SS Brandon Crawford, Giants
3B Nolan Arenado, Rockies
3B Kris Bryant, Cubs
OF Andrew McCutchen, Pirates
OF Joc Pederson, Dodgers
OF Justin Upton, San Diego Padres
OF A.J. Pollock, Diamondbacks
Final vote candidates for the NL roster include: Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers), Troy Tulowitzki (Rockies), Johnny Cueto (Reds), Jeurys Familia (Mets), and Carlos Martinez (Cardinals).
Josh Donaldson of the Blue Jays led all of MLB, with 14 million fan votes, while the Nationals’ Bryce Harper led the NL with 13.9 million.
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