2016 MLB All-Star Roster Unveiled

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July is here which means that it’s time to name and honor some of the best in the game this season with the annual MLB All-Star Game.

The 2016 MLB All-Star Game will take place at Petco Park, the home of the San Diego Padres on Tuesday, July 12, 2016.

On Tuesday, the starting rosters for the American League and National League were both announced as well as alternates and pitchers.

The Chicago Cubs lead the pack with the most players representing one team, while the Kansas City Royals and Boston Red Sox followed close behind.

American League:

• Catcher– Salvador Perez, Kansas City Royals
• First Base- Eric Hosmer, Kansas City Royals
• Second Base-Jose Altuve, Houston Astros
• Shortstop- Xander Bogaerts, Boston Red Sox
• Third Base– Manny Machado, Baltimore Orioles
• Outfielders: Mike Trout, LA Angels, Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox, Jackie Bradley, Jr., Boston Red Sox
• Designated Hitter: David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox

Alternates:

• Catchers– Matt Wieters, Baltimore Orioles and Stephen Vogt, Oakland A’s
• First Base- Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
• Second Base- Robinson Cano, Seattle Mariners
• Shortstops– Francisco Lindor, Cleveland Indians, Eduardo Nunez, Minnesota Twins
• Third Base- Josh Donaldson, Toronto Blue Jays
• Outfielders– Mark Trumbo, Baltimore Orioles, Ian Desmond, Texas Rangers, Carlos Beltran, New York Yankees
• Designated Hitter- Edwin Encarnacion, Toronto Blue Jays

Pitchers:

• Chris Sale, Chicago White Sox
• Cole Hamels, Texas Rangers
• Marco Estrada, Toronto Blue Jays
• Danny Salazar, Cleveland Indians
• Steven Wright, Boston Red Sox
• Dellin Betances, New York Yankees
• Andrew Miller, New York Yankees
• Craig Kimbrel, Boston Red Sox
• Zach Britton, Baltimore Orioles
• Brad Brach, Baltimore Orioles
• Alex Colome, Tampa Bay Rays
• Wade Davis, Kansas City Royals
• Will Harris, Houston Astros
• Kelvin Herrera, Kansas City Royals

National League:

• Catcher– Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants
• First Base- Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs
• Second Base- Ben Zobrist, Chicago Cubs
• Shortstop– Addison Russell, Chicago Cubs
• Third Base– Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs
• Outfielders– Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals, Yoenis Cespedes, New York Mets, Dexter Fowler, Chicago Cubs

Alternates:

• Catchers- Wilson Ramos, Washington Nationals, Jonathan Lucroy, Milwaukee Brewers
• First Base- Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks, Wil Myers, San Diego Padres
• Second Base– Daniel Murphy, Washington Nationals
• Shortstop– Corey Seager, LA Dodgers
• Third Base- Matt Carpenter, St. Louis Cardinals, Nolan Arenado,Colorado Rockies
• Outfielders– Carlos Gonzalez, Colorado Rockies, Marcell Ozuna, Miami Marlins, Odubel Herrera, Philadelphia Phillies, Adam Duvall, Cincinnati Reds

Pitchers:

• Noah Syndergaard, New York Mets
• Jake Arrieta, Chicago Cubs
• Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants
• Clayton Kershaw,LA Dodgers
• Johnny Cueto, San Francisco Giants
• Jon Lester, Chicago Cubs
• Jose Fernandez, Miami Marlins
• Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals
• Julio Teheran, Atlanta Braves
• Jeurys Familia, New York Mets
• Kenley Jansen, LA Dodgers
• Mark Melancon, Pittsburgh Pirates
• A.J. Ramos, Miami Marlins
• Fernando Rodney, Miami Marlins

But, the rosters still aren’t complete! There is one more Final Vote that allows fans to choose one more players from each league to join the rosters. A list of five players from each league was announced and fans now have until Friday, July 8 at 4:00pm. There are several ways to cast the final vote include Social Media, Texting and Online Voting. Visit MLB.com, to get more details on how to do so.

Below is a list of the Final Vote candidates:

American League:

• Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox
• Ian Kinsler, Detroit Tigers
• Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay Rays
• George Springer, Houston Astros
• Michael Saunders, Toronto Blue Jays

National League:

• Trevor Story, Colorado Rockies
• Starling Marte, Pittsburgh Pirates
• Jake Lamb, Arizona Diamondbacks
• Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers
• Brandon Belt, San Francisco Giants

Fun Facts:

• Royals’ catcher Salvador Perez received the most votes of any player.
• Cubs’ second baseman Ben Zobrist edged out the Nats’ Daniel Murphy for the  NL starting second base job by just 88 votes.