For the 95th year of the Midsummer Classic, baseball goes to Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia. The last time the mid-summer classic was played in Atlanta was in 2000. The All-Star game should have been played in Atlanta during the 2021 season, but commissioner Rob Manfred decided to score political points and moved it Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Now every year there is always a lot of discussion and some of it a little dated about how the teams are put together. No system will ever be perfect. Fans don’t always get it right and managers won’t either, nor the commissioner’s office. The fact that the players are able to vote for participants was a great choice and they know who is deserving. Regardless of who should or shouldn’t be in the game lets just accept that the best players will always be involved one way or another. Here are my all-stars keeping with the rules that every team be represented and a total of 32 players for each league.
AVG – Batting Average
ERA – Earned Run Average
HR – Home Runs
RBI – Runs Batted In
SV – Saves
BAA – Batting Average Against
WHIP – Walks/Hits Per Innings Pitched
K – Strikeouts
Stats are accurate as of July 13th
* – asterisk indicates starter
American League
Pitchers
Garrett Crochet – Boston Red Sox
10-4, 2.23 ERA, 160 K
Aroldis Chapman – Boston Red Sox
17 SV, 1.18 ERA, 0.76 WHIP
Adrian Houser – Chicago White Sox
5-2, 1.56 ERA, 1.13 WHIP
Tarik Skubal – Detroit Tigers*
10-3, 2.23 ERA, 153 K
Hunter Brown – Houston Astros
9-4, 2.43 ERA, 137 K
Framber Valdez – Houston Astros
10-4, 2.75 ERA, 125 K
Josh Hader – Houston Astros
25 SV, 2.53 ERA, .171 BAA
Yusei Kikuchi – Los Angeles Angels
4-6, 3.11 ERA, 115 K
Max Fried – New York Yankees
11-3, 2.43 ERA, 1.01 WHIP
Bryan Woo – Seattle Mariners
8-4, 2.75 ERA, 0.93 WHIP
Andres Munoz – Seattle Mariners
21 SV, 1.50 ERA, .148 BAA
Jacob deGrom – Texas Rangers
9-2, 2.32 ERA, .194 BAA
Notable Omissions: Nathan Eovaldi – Rangers, Drew Rasmussen – Rays, Carlos Rodon – Yankees, Jhoan Duran – Twins, Joe Ryan – Twins, Carlos Estevez – Royals, Seth Lugo – Royals, Kris Bubic – Royals, Bryan Abreu – Astros, Will Vest – Tigers, Casey Mize – Tigers, Emmanuel Clase – Guardians, Felix Bautista – Orioles
Catchers
Cal Raleigh – Seattle Mariners*
.259 AVG, 38 HR, 82 RBI
Alejandro Kirk – Toronto Blue Jays
.303 AVG, 7 HR, 45 RBI
Notable Omissions: Austin Wells – Yankees, Logan O’Hoppe – Angels, Salvador Perez – Royals, Yainer Diaz – Astros, Shea Langeliers – Athletics
Infielders/Designated Hitter
SS Jacob Wilson – Athletics*
.332 AVG, 9 HR, 42 RBI
1B/DH Ryan O’Hearn – Baltimore Orioles* (as DH)
.286 AVG, 11 HR, 34 RBI
3B Jose Ramirez – Cleveland Guardians*
.295 AVG, 18 HR, 50 RBI
2B Gleyber Torres – Detroit Tigers*
.281 AVG, 9 HR, 45 RBI
INF/OF Javier Baez – Detroit Tigers
.275 AVG, 10 HR, 39 RBI
3B Isaac Paredes – Houston Astros
.257 AVG, 19 HR, 49 RBI
SS Jeremy Pena – Houston Astros
.322 AVG, 11 HR, 40 RBI
1B Vinnie Pasquantino – Kansas City Royals
.272 AVG, 15 HR, 56 RBI
SS Bobby Witt Jr. – Kansas City Royals
.294 AVG, 14 HR, 54 RBI
3B Junior Caminero – Tampa Bay Rays
.252 AVG, 23 HR, 60 RBI
1B Jonathan Aranda – Tampa Bay Rays
.324 AVG, 11 HR, 49 RBI
1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – Toronto Blue Jays*
.277 AVG, 12 HR, 46 RBI
Notable Omissions: Bo Bichette – Blue Jays, Yandy Diaz – Rays, Brandon Lowe – Rays, Zach Neto – Angels, Spencer Torkelson – Tigers, Trevor Story – Red Sox, Maikel Garcia – Royals
Outfielders
Wilyer Abreu – Boston Red Sox
.256 AVG, 18 HR, 52 RBI
Steven Kwan – Cleveland Guardians
.285 AVG, 6 HR, 32 RBI
Riley Greene – Detroit Tigers*
.284 AVG, 24 HR, 78 RBI
Byron Buxton – Minnesota Twins*
.289 AVG, 21 HR, 56 RBI
Aaron Judge – New York Yankees*
.355 AVG, 35 HR, 81 RBI
George Springer – Toronto Blue Jays
.270 AVG, 16 HR, 53 RBI
Notable Omissions: Mike Trout – Angels, Jo Adell – Angels, Taylor Ward – Angels, Jose Altuve – Astros, Tyler Soderstrom – Athletics, Brent Rooker – Athletics
National League
Pitchers
Chris Sale – Atlanta Braves
5-4, 2.52 ERA, 114 K
Matthew Boyd – Chicago Cubs
10-3, 2.34 ERA, 1.03 WHIP
Andrew Abbott – Cincinnati Reds
8-1, 2.07 ERA, 1.08 WHIP
Yoshinobu Yamamoto – Los Angeles Dodgers
8-7, 2.59 ERA, 116 K
Freddy Peralta – Milwaukee Brewers
11-4, 2.66 ERA, 118 K
Trevor Megill – Milwaukee Brewers
21 SV, 2.41 ERA, .198 BAA
Edwin Diaz – New York Mets
19 SV, 1.66 ERA, 0.87 WHIP
Zack Wheeler – Philadelphia Phillies
9-3, 2.36 ERA, 154 K
Paul Skenes – Pittsburgh Pirates*
4-8, 2.01 ERA, 131 K
Logan Webb – San Francisco Giants
9-6, 2.94 ERA, 139 K
Robbie Ray – San Francisco Giants
9-3, 2.65 ERA, 128 K
MacKenzie Gore – Washington Nationals
4-8, 3.02 ERA, 138 K
Notable Omissions: Kyle Finnegan – Nationals, Ryan Helsley – Cardinals, Matthew Liberatore – Cardinals, Sonny Gray – Cardinals, Robert Suarez – Padres, Jason Adam – Padres, Nick Pivetta – Padres, Ranger Suarez – Phillies, Cristopher Sanchez – Phillies, Kodai Senga – Mets, Clay Holmes – Mets, David Peterson – Mets, Tanner Scott – Dodgers, Emilio Pagan – Reds, Nick Lodolo – Reds, Spencer Schwellenbach – Braves, Shelby Miller – Diamondbacks, Merrill Kelly – Diamondbacks
Catchers
Hunter Goodman – Colorado Rockies
.277 AVG, 17 HR, 52 RBI
Will Smith – Los Angeles Dodgers*
.323 AVG, 12 HR, 46 RBI
Notable Omissions: William Contreras – Brewers, Carson Kelly – Cubs
Infielders
2B Brendan Donovan – St. Louis Cardinals
.297 AVG, 8 HR, 36 RBI
3B Manny Machado – San Diego Padres*
.292 AVG, 17 HR, 56 RBI
SS Trea Turner – Philadelphia Phillies
.289 AVG, 11 HR, 40 RBI
1B Pete Alonso – New York Mets
.280 AVG, 21 HR, 77 RBI
1B Freddie Freeman – Los Angeles Dodgers*
.297 AVG, 10 HR, 49 RBI
SS Elly De La Cruz – Cincinnati Reds*
.284 AVG, 18 HR, 63 RBI
2B Ketel Marte – Arizona Diamondbacks*
.290 AVG, 19 HR, 40 RBI
3B Eugenio Suarez – Arizona Diamondbacks
.250 AVG, 31 HR, 78 RBI
Notable Omissions: Josh Naylor – Diamondbacks, Geraldo Perdomo – Diamondbacks, Matt Olson – Braves, Austin Riley – Braves, Michael Busch – Cubs, Dansby Swanson – Cubs, Max Muncy – Dodgers, Francisco Lindor – Mets, Rafael Devers – Giants, Willson Contreras – Cardinals, Nathaniel Lowe – Nationals, CJ Abrams – Nationals
Outfielders/Designated Hitter
James Wood – Washington Nationals
.278 AVG, 24 HR, 69 RBI
Fernando Tatis Jr. – San Diego Padres
.269 AVG, 16 HR, 42 RBI
Kyle Schwarber – Philadelphia Phillies
.247 AVG, 30 HR, 69 RBI
Kyle Stowers – Miami Marlins
.293 AVG, 19 HR, 54 RBI
Andy Pages – Los Angeles Dodgers
.285 AVG, 17 HR, 59 RBI
Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Dodgers* (as DH)
.276 AVG, 32 HR, 60 RBI
Seiya Suzuki – Chicago Cubs
.263 AVG, 25 HR, 77 RBI
Pete Crow-Armstrong – Chicago Cubs*
.265 AVG, 25 HR, 71 RBI
Kyle Tucker – Chicago Cubs*
.280 AVG, 17 HR, 56 RBI
Ronald Acuna Jr. – Atlanta Braves*
.323 AVG, 12 HR, 22 RBI
Notable Omissions: Corbin Carroll – Diamondbacks, Teoscar Hernandez – Dodgers, Christian Yelich – Brewers, Jackson Chourio – Brewers, Juan Soto – Mets, Brandon Nimmo – Mets, Nick Castellanos – Phillies, Heliot Ramos – Giants, Alec Burleson – Cardinals
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