MLB All-Star Rosters Officially Announced
Major League Baseball announced the complete rosters for the 2024 All-Star game on Sunday evening. The American League and National League teams will face off in the mid-summer classic on July 16 in Arlington, Texas. The starters for each squad were announced earlier this week as well, and as expected, both lineups are littered with star power. The Phillies lead the way with seven players selected, including three starters in the infield. The Dodgers are right behind with six selections, and the Cleveland Guardians hold the most AL selections with five. Here are the complete rosters for both teams.
AL Starters:
The headliners from the AL starters are the young duo of Baltimore Orioles, Adley Rutschman, and Gunnar Henderson, who have been a large part of Baltimore’s first-half success.
C: Adley Rutschman
2B: Jose Altuve
3B: José Ramirez
SS: Gunnar Henderson
OF: Aaron Judge, Juan Soto, and Steven Kwan
DH: Yordan Alvarez
AL Reserves:
Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez will make his ninth All-Star game appearance as he is one of four Royals selected to represent the AL.
C: Salvador Perez
1B: Josh Naylor
2B: Marcus Semien
3B: Isaac Paredes, Rafael Devers
SS: Carlos Correa, Bobby Witt Jr.
OF: Jarren Duran, Riley Greene, and Kyle Tucker
DH: David Fry
AL Pitchers:
Chicago White Sox pitcher Garret Crochet gets the well-deserved All-Star selection as he has been one of the lone bright spots for Chicago this season. He leads the league in strikeouts per nine innings, and it will be intriguing to see where he lands at the trade deadline.
Garrett Crochet
NL Starters:
As previously mentioned, the NL infield will be nearly all-Philadelphia Phillies, with the exception of Ketel Marte.
1B: Bryce Harper
2B: Ketel Marte
3B: Alec Bohm
SS: Trea Turner
OF: Christian Yelich, Jurickson Profar, and Fernando Tatis Jr.
DH: Shohei Ohtani
NL Reserves:
The large amount of young talent is what jumps off the page when looking at the NL reserves. With names like Elly De La Cruz, Jackson Merrill, and CJ Abrams all making their first All-Star appearances, the future of the NL is looking to be in good hands.
C: Will Smith
1B; Pete Alonso, Freddie Freeman
2B: Luis Arraez
3B: Ryan McMahon
SS: Mookie Betts, Elly De La Cruz, and CJ Abrams
OF: Teoscar Hernandez, Jackson Merrill, Heliot Ramos, and Bryan Reynolds
DH: Marcell Ozuna
NL Pitchers:
The clear headliner of the NL pitchers is rookie sensation Paul Skenes, who became the first number-one overall pick to make the All-Star game in his very first season after being drafted.
Paul Skenes
