Major League Baseball announced the starters and full rosters of the 2018 MLB All-Star Game. This year’s All-Star game will be held in Washington D.C. on July 17th.
Full AL & NL rosters for the 2018 @AllStarGame were announced tonight on the @CampingWorld All-Star Selection Show on ESPN. Rosters include 29 All-Stars age-27 or younger, 25 first-time All-Stars and 21 foreign-born All-Stars. pic.twitter.com/ZonMp7k3WH
— MLB Communications (@MLB_PR) July 8, 2018
The American League Starters are as follows:
C-Wilson Ramos
1B-Jose Abreu
2B-Jose Altuve
SS-Manny Machado
3B-Jose Ramirez
OF-Mike Trout
OF-Aaron Judge
OF-Mookie Betts
DH-J.D. Martinez
Projected Starter is Luis Severino (courtesy of CBS Sports)
The American League Squad is managed by the Houston Astros Manager A.J. Hinch.
The National League Starters are as follows:
C-Willson Contreras
1B-Freddie Freeman
2B-Javier Baez
SS-Brandon Crawford
3B-Nolan Arenado
OF-Bryce Harper
OF-Matt Kemp
OF-Nick Markakis
DH-Selected by Manager
Projected Starter is Max Scherzer (courtesy of CBS Sports)
The National League Squad is managed by the Los Angeles Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts.
The 2018 MLB All-Star game will no longer count for home-field advantage in the World Series, which essentially means that the All-Star game is an exhibition once again. The 2018 rosters were also downsized to 32 total players 12 pitchers and 20 position players. The Managers get to make the lineups but do not have control over the starters since they are voted in by the fans.
In the 2017 All-Star Game, Seattle Mariners Second Baseman Robinson Cano was the All-Star Game MVP, however, Cano cannot defend his title since he is injured as well as suspended. Bryce Harper is the hometown boy and many hope he will put on a show during the 2018 All-Star game in the nation’s capitol.
Here are your 2018 @AllStarGame starters as voted by the fans via the @CampingWorld All-Star Ballot. @JoseAltuve27 is @MLB leading vote-getter, while @FreddieFreeman5 paces NL. Record eight teams represented among nine AL starters. pic.twitter.com/Nr4ehlgP9K
— MLB Communications (@MLB_PR) July 8, 2018
The top three players receiving the most votes in the American League were Jose Altuve with 4,849,630 votes, Mookie Betts with 4,286,994 votes, and Mike Trout with 3,682,164 votes. The top three players receiving the most votes in the National League were Freddie Freeman with 4,039,219 votes, Nick Markakis with 3,556,469 votes, and Nolan Arenado with 3,261,425 votes.
