Henry Roldán
On Friday, Major League Baseball revealed the players who will start the 2022 All-Star Game to be held on July 19 at Dodger Stadium.
Earlier in the week, the announcement of the two runner-ups for each position had already been made, as well as the recognition of Aaron Judge and Ronald Acuña Jr. as the most voted players during the first round.
Both the New York Yankees’ outfielder and the Atlanta Braves’ outfielder were assured of a starting job pending the rest of their lineup mates.
It was also learned that the names of the reserve players, starting pitchers, and relievers for the American League and National League will be unveiled next Sunday. Miguel Cabrera and Albert Pujols, for their part, will be present as recognition of their careers by Commissioner Rob Manfred.
American League All-Star Game
- Catcher: Alejandro Kirk (Toronto Blue Jays – 1st appearance) / Outdueled Jose Trevino
- First Base: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Toronto Blue Jays – 2nd All-Star Game) / Outdueled Ty France
- Second baseman: José Altuve (Houston Astros – 8th appearance) / Outdueled Santiago Espinal
- Third baseman: Rafael Devers (Boston Red Sox – 2nd appearance) / Outdueled Jose Ramirez
- Shortstop: Tim Anderson (Chicago White Sox – 2nd appearance) / Outdueled Bo Bichette
- Outfielders: Aaron Judge (New York Yankees – 4th appearance), Mike Trout (Anaheim Angelinos – 10th All-Star Game) and Giancarlo Stanton (New York Yankees – 5th appearance) / Surpassed George Springer
- Designated Hitter: Shohei Ohtani (Anaheim Angels – 2nd appearance) / Outdueled Yordan Álvarez
National League All-Star Game
- Catcher: Willson Contreras (Chicago Cubs – 3rd appearance) / Outdueled Travis D’Arnaud
- First baseman: Paul Goldschmidt (St. Louis Cardinals – 7th appearance) / outdueled Pete Alonso
- Second base: Jazz Chisholm Jr. (Miami Marlins – 1st appearance) / Outranked Ozzie Albies
- Third baseman: Manny Machado (San Diego Padres – 6th appearance) / Outdueled Nolan Arenado
- Shortstop: Trea Turner (Los Angeles Dodgers – 2nd appearance) / Outdueled Dansby Swanson
- Outfielders: Ronald Acuña Jr. (Atlanta Braves – 3rd participation), Mookie Betts (Los Angeles Dodgers – 6th All-Star Game) and Joc Pederson (San Francisco Giants – 2nd participation) / Outclassed Starling Marte
- Designated Hitter: Bryce Harper (Philadelphia Phillies – 7th appearance) / Outdueled William Contreras
