Major League Baseball yesterday evening announced the 2016 All-Star Game rosters, including the National and American League starters selected by fan voting. Among the noteworthy selections were seven Chicago Cubs, including five starters. For the AL, the Red Sox lead the way with six players, including four starters. Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was selected as a starter for the eighth time, his 10th overall and likely final All-Star Game selection.
Royals catcher Salvador Perez was the top vote-getter this year, with 4,965,838 votes.
Several positions had tight races, most notably the spot for NL second baseman, where the Cubs’ Ben Zobrist edged the Nationals’ Daniel Murphy by a mere 88 votes. For NL catcher, Buster Posey beat out Yadier Molina of the Cardinals by 105,049 votes.
The rosters are as follows:
American League Starters:
C: Salvador Perez, Royals
1B: Eric Hosmer, Royals
2B: Jose Altuve, Astros
3B: Manny Machado, Orioles
SS: Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox
OF: Mike Trout, Angels
OF: Jackie Bradley Jr., Red Sox
OF: Mookie Betts, Red Sox
DH: David Ortiz, Red Sox
AL Pitchers:
RHP: Dellin Betances, Yankees
RHP: Brad Brach, Orioles
LHP: Zach Britton, Orioles
RHP: Alex Colome, Rays
RHP: Wade Davis (on DL), Royals
RHP: Marco Estrada, Blue Jays
LHP: Cole Hamels, Rangers
RHP: Will Harris, Astros
RHP: Kelvin Herrera, Royals
RHP: Craig Kimbrel, Red Sox
LHP: Andrew Miller, Yankees
RHP: Danny Salazar, Indians
LHP: Chris Sale, White Sox
RHP: Steven Wright, Red Sox
AL Reserves:
C: Stephen Vogt, Athletics
C: Matt Wieters, Orioles
1B: Miguel Cabrera, Tigers
2B: Robinson Cano, Mariners
3B: Josh Donaldson, Blue Jays
SS: Francisco Lindor, Indians
SS: Eduardo Nunez, Twins
OF: Carlos Beltran, Yankees
OF: Ian Desmond, Rangers
OF: Mark Trumbo, Orioles
DH: Edwin Encarnacion, Blue Jays
AL Final Vote Candidates:
2B: Ian Kinsler, Tigers
2B: Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox
3B: Evan Longoria, Rays
OF: Michael Saunders, Blue Jays
OF: George Springer, Astros
National League Starters:
C: Buster Posey, Giants
1B: Anthony Rizzo, Cubs
2B: Ben Zobrist, Cubs
3B: Kris Bryant, Cubs
SS: Addison Russell, Cubs
OF: Bryce Harper, Nationals
OF: Yoenis Cespedes, Mets
OF: Dexter Fowler, Cubs
NL Pitchers:
RHP: Jake Arrieta, Cubs
LHP: Madison Bumgarner, Giants
RHP: Johnny Cueto, Giants
RHP: Jeurys Familia, Mets
RHP: Jose Fernandez, Marlins
RHP: Kenley Jansen, Dodgers
LHP: Clayton Kershaw (on DL), Dodgers
LHP: Jon Lester, Cubs
RHP: Mark Melancon, Pirates
RHP: A.J. Ramos, Marlins
RHP: Fernando Rodney, Marlins
RHP: Stephen Strasburg, Nationals
RHP: Noah Syndergaard, Mets
RHP: Julio Teheran, Braves
NL Reserves:
C: Jonathan Lucroy, Brewers
C: Wilson Ramos, Nationals
1B: Paul Goldschmidt, D-backs
1B: Wil Myers, Padres
2B: Daniel Murphy, Nationals
3B: Nolan Arenado, Rockies
3B: Matt Carpenter, Cardinals
SS: Corey Seager, Dodgers
OF: Adam Duvall, Reds
OF: Carlos Gonzalez, Rockies
OF: Odubel Herrera, Phillies
OF: Marcell Ozuna, Marlins
NL Final Vote Candidates:
1B: Brandon Belt, Giants
SS: Trevor Story, Rockies
3B: Jake Lamb, D-backs
OF: Ryan Braun, Brewers
OF: Starling Marte, Pirates
The Final Vote ballot will be available on MLB.com until Friday, July 8 at 4 p.m. Eastern time.
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