With Teoscar Hernández kicking off the festivities on Monday night by winning the Home Run Derby, the attention now turns to the clash between the American League and the National League in the 2024 MLB All-Star Game at Globe Life Field.
The AL is looking to win its 10th All-Star Game in the last 11 years. They were defeated by the NL, 3-2, in 2023. All in all, the AL is 47-44-2 against the NL in the Midsummer Classic.
Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy leads the AL in his home ballpark. The Rangers are only the third reigning World Series champion in MLB history and first since 1939 to host the All-Star Game.
Corbin Burnes gets the start for the AL after a dominant first half with the Baltimore Orioles. He went 9-4 with a 2.43 ERA, 3.36 FIP and 1.05 WHIP in 118.2 innings pitched over 19 starts.
It’s Burnes’ fourth consecutive All-Star Game selection, with his previous three coming as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers.
Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo is helming the NL and named sensational Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes as the starting pitcher. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Skenes is only the fifth rookie in MLB history to start an All-Star Game.
Skenes was called up to the Majors in May and quickly established himself as one of the league’s best pitchers. Through 11 starts, he owns a perfect 6-0 record with a minuscule 1.90 ERA, 2.57 FIP, 0.92 WHIP and 12.1 strikeouts per nine in 66.1 innings.
The Los Angeles Dodgers had six players selected to the All-Star Game, including Shohei Ohtani, who is batting second and serving as DH for the NL. Hernández is batting eighth and starting in center field.
Freddie Freeman and Will Smith will also play in the Midsummer Classic as reserves. Meanwhile, Mookie Betts and Tyler Glasnow both won’t participate due to injury.
For the third year in a row, Dodgers broadcaster Joe Davis is handling the play-by-play duties for the exclusive Fox broadcast.
2024 MLB All-Star Game rosters
National League lineup
2B: Ketel Marte (AZ)
DH: Shohei Ohtani (LAD)
SS: Trea Turner (PHI)
1B: Bryce Harper (PHI)
C: William Contreras (MIL)
RF: Christian Yelich (MIL)
3B: Alec Bohm (PHI)
CF: Teoscar Hernández (LAD)
LF: Jurickson Profar (SD)
NL reserves
C: Will Smith (LAD)
INF: CJ Abrams (WSH)
INF: Pete Alonso (NYM)
INF: Luis Arraez (SD)
INF: Elly De La Cruz (CIN)
INF: Freddie Freeman (LAD)
INF: Ryan McMahon (COL)
OF: Jackson Merrill (SD)
OF: Heliot Ramos (SF)
OF: Bryan Reynolds (PIT)
DH: Marcell Ozuna (ATL)
*Mookie Betts (LAD) and Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD) were selected but are not going to play.
NL starting pitchers
LHP: Max Fried (ATL)
RHP: Hunter Greene (CIN)
LHP: Shota Imanaga (CHC)
RHP: Reynaldo López (ATL)
RHP: Paul Skenes (PIT)
RHP: Logan Webb (SF)
LHP: Cristopher Sánchez (PHI)
*Tyler Glasnow (LAD), Chris Sale (ATL), Ranger Suárez (PHI) and Zack Wheeler (PHI) were selected but are not going to pitch.
NL relief pitchers
RHP: Kyle Finnegan (WSH)
RHP: Jeff Hoffman (PHI)
LHP: Tanner Scott (MIA)
LHP: Matt Strahm (PHI)
RHP: Robert Suarez (SD)
*Ryan Helsley (STL) was selected but is not going to pitch.
American League lineup
LF: Steven Kwan (CLE)
SS: Gunnar Henderson (BAL)
RF: Juan Soto (NYY)
CF: Aaron Judge (NYY)
DH: Yordan Alvarez (HOU)
3B: José Ramírez (CLE)
1B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR)
C: Adley Rutschman (BAL)
2B: Marcus Semien (TEX)
AL reserves
C: Salvador Perez (KC)
INF: Josh Naylor (CLE)
INF: Isaac Paredes (TB)
INF: Willi Castro (MIN)
INF: Jordan Westburg (BAL)
INF: Bobby Witt Jr. (KC)
INF: Corey Seager (TEX)
OF: Jarren Duran (BOS)
OF: Riley Greene (DET)
OF: Anthony Santander (BAL)
DH: David Fry (CLE)
*Jose Altuve (HOU), Carlos Correa (MIN), Rafael Devers (BOS) and Kyle Tucker (HOU) were selected but are not going to play.
AL starting pitchers
LHP: Tyler Anderson (LAA)
RHP: Corbin Burnes (BAL)
LHP: Garrett Crochet (CWS)
RHP: Tanner Houck (BOS)
RHP: Seth Lugo (KC)
LHP: Cole Ragans (KC)
LHP: Tarik Skubal (DET)
*Logan Gilbert (SEA) was selected but is not going to pitch.
AL relief pitchers
RHP: Emmanuel Clase (CLE)
RHP: Clay Holmes (NYY)
RHP: Mason Miller (OAK)
RHP: Andrés Muñoz (SEA)
RHP: Kirby Yates (TEX)
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