The winners of the MLB’s Primary Vote were selected last weekend, and the official starters who won the second half of the election have been announced for both the American and National League. The full rosters have been announced in accordance with the starting nine players. The 2019 All-Star Game provides fans with the chance to see all their favorite players from across the league come together as one team and play in a midsummer classic.
These following nine guys voted in by the fans that they deserved to be an all-star starter for the National League (NL)
The NL Starters:
C- Willson Contreras, Chicago Cubs
1B- Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves
2B- Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks
SS- Javier Baez, Chicago Cubs
3B- Nolan Arenado, Colorado Rockies
OF- Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers
OF- Cody Bellinger, Los Angeles Dodgers
OF- Ronald Acuña Jr., Atlanta Braves
The National League Squad is managed by Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers
In 2018, the AL squad managed by AJ Hinch from the Houston Astros defeated the NL squad managed by the Dodgers manager, Dave Roberts. The 2018 midsummer classic lasted ten innings and resulted in an 8-6 defeat of the NL team. Astros third baseman, Alex Bregman, took home the award for the MVP of the 2018 All-Star Game and hopes to defend his title again this year by having a good game. The NL’s manager stayed the same for this year’s midsummer classic since the Dodgers have reached the World Series in both of the last two years.
The final rosters are left to the commissioner’s office and will come together to decide the best rosters. This Sunday, June 30th the final 2019 All-Star Game rosters will be revealed. The 2019 MLB Home Run Derby will take place on Monday, July 8th at Progressive Field in Cleveland. The midsummer classic will take place the next day on July 9th where the AL squad will take on the NL squad.
