Voting has closed and the starters for the 2022 MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard have been set.
The winners of the 2022 Chevrolet All-Star Finals were announced on the 2022 Chevrolet MLB All-Star Starters Reveal Show on ESPN on Friday, completing the starting lineups for the 92nd Midsummer Classic at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on July 19.
The leading vote-getter in each league from Phase 1 voting — Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge in the American League and Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. in the National League — had already secured a spot in their team’s starting lineup.
A total of 14 different clubs are represented among the starters selected this year, led by the Blue Jays, Angels, Yankees and Dodgers, who each have two All-Star starters.
The full All-Star rosters will be announced during the 2022 Chevrolet MLB All-Star Selection Show on Sunday at 5:30 PM ET on ESPN.
Here’s who will start the All-Star Game.
Here are the All-Star starters:
NL: Willson Contreras, CHC (3rd pick) After leading NL catchers in votes during Phase 1, Contreras easily outdueled Travis d’Arnaud in the finale and will make his third career All-Star start. Contreras is having a career year in his final season before free agency, with 13 homers and a personal-best .890 OPS. Runner-up: Travis d’Arnaud, ATL
AL: Alejandro Kirk, TOR (first pick) Hitting .312/.399/.491 with 10 homers in 74 games, Kirk cruised to a victory over the Yankees’ Jose Trevino in the final. He is the first Blue Jays catcher to earn an All-Star fan election. Runner-up: Jose Trevino, New York
NL: Paul Goldschmidt, STL (3rd pick) On paper, Goldschmidt had a tough matchup in the Finals against Pete Alonso, who has produced 22 homers and an MLB-leading 69 RBI for the first Mets in 2022. But the NL leader in batting average, slugging percentage and OPS ran away with this one, earning the opportunity to make his fourth career All-Star start — he was selected three times and started as the NL DH in 2018 after being drafted as a backup first baseman — and first his member of the Cardinals. Runner-up: Pete Alonso, New York
AL: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., TOR (2nd pick) The 2021 All-Star MVP, Guerrero will join teammate Kirk in the AL starting lineup after outlasting Ty France in the final out. to grab his second straight starting nod at first base for the AL. Vlad leads the Blue Jays with 19 homers and 54 RBI this season. Runner-up: Ty France, SEA
NL: Jazz Chisholm Jr., MIA (first pick) Chisholm (right lower back strain) is on the disabled list but still has a chance to return to the Midsummer Classic to make the start he earned in his win here. He will be the fifth Marlins player to start an All-Star game, joining Hanley Ramirez (three times), Stanton (twice), Marcell Ozuna (twice) and Gary Sheffield (once). The flashy 24-year-old is having a breakout season, posting 14 home runs, 12 steals and a 139 OPS+ in 60 games. Runner-up: Ozzy Albies, ATL
AL: Jose Altuve, HOU (5th pick) For the fifth time in his esteemed career and the first time since 2018, Altuve will be part of the AL starting lineup. He is now an eight-time All-Star, breaking a tie with Hall of Famer Craig Biggio for the most in Astros history. The 34-year-old entered Friday with a 156 OPS+ this season, his highest mark since his AL MVP-winning campaign in 2017 (160 OPS+). Runner-up: Santiago Espinal, TOR
NL: Manny Machado, SD (3rd pick) This hot corner matchup between a pair of perennial All-Stars was the closest of all positions, with Machado beating out Nolan Arenado by just a few percentage points. It will be Machado’s third career All-Star start overall, but first in the NL, ending Arenado’s four-game hitting streak as a starter. Runner-up: Nolan Arenado, STL
AL: Rafael Devers, BOS (2nd pick) Jose Ramirez received the most votes among AL third basemen in Phase 1, but Devers edged him out in the finals after the total votes were reset. The 25-year-old, who ranks in the AL’s top five in wins above replacement, hits, RBIs, batting average, slugging percentage and OPS, will make his second straight All-Star start at the hot corner.Runner- up : Jose Ramirez, CLE
NL: Trea Turner, LAD (first pick) Now a two-time All-Star, Turner will start in front of the hometown fans in Los Angeles. He is the second Dodgers player since 1970 to win the All-Star fan vote since Bill Russell in 1980, the only other time the Midsummer Classic was held at Dodger Stadium. Runner-up: Dansby Swanson, ATL
AL: Tim Anderson, CWS (first pick) After earning his first All-Star selection in 2021, Anderson will start the Midsummer Classic for the first time in 2022. The former AL hitting champion hit .313 with five homers, 10 steals and 120 OPS+ over 55 games this season. Runner-up: Bo Bichette, TOR
NL: Bryce Harper, PHI (6th pick) Harper is out indefinitely with a fractured left thumb, but the injury didn’t stop the reigning NL MVP from beating William Contreras in the finals for the sixth time in his career and first with Phyllis he was selected as the starter. He hit 15 homers and posted a .985 OPS (175 OPS+) before his injury. Runner Up: William Contreras, ATL
AL: Shohei Ohtani (2nd pick) After becoming the first player to start an All-Star Game on the mound and lead off for his team a year ago, Ohtani (18 HR, .833 OPS) will return to the AL starting lineup as the DH. The Angels’ two-way superstar was the fans’ choice by a margin of 52%-48% over the Astros’ Jordan Alvarez, who has 26 homers and an MLB-leading 1.076 OPS in 2022. Runner-up: Jordan Alvarez, HOU
Ronald Acuña Jr., ATL (3rd pick)Acuña tore the ACL in his right knee days before the 2021 All-Star Game, preventing him from making his second career All-Star start and knocking him out for the season. The 24-year-old has dealt with some bumps and bruises since returning in late April, but otherwise looked like his old self for the Braves and earned the starting nod after leading the NL in scoring in Phase 1.
Joc Pederson, SF (first pick) Acuña and Betts will be joined by Pederson, who is the first Giants outfielder to win a Fan All-Star pick since Melky Cabrera in 2012. Signed a one-year free agent contract after winning the title of the 2021 World Series with the Braves, Pederson has produced 17 homers and a 144 OPS+ in 72 games for San Francisco this season.
Mookie Betts, LAD (3rd pick) After Acuña narrowly edged him out as the top NL pitch in Phase 1 to earn an automatic spot in the NL starting lineup, Betts was able to grab one of the two remaining outfield starting spots , giving the hometown Dodgers a pair of starters. Betts now has 20 home runs this season, the second-most hits before the All-Star break of his career since 2018 (23).
Runners-up: Starling Marte, New York; Adam Duvall, ATL
Aaron Judge, New York (4th pick) Leading the majors in homers (30) and the AL in RBIs (64) with a .993 OPS, Judge was the leading MLB pitch in Phase 1, allowing him to bypass the finals and grabbed one of the starting outfield spots in the AL lineup. He is one of two Yankees All-Star starters with the best record in baseball.
Mike Trout, LAA (9th pick) Trout has secured one of the two remaining starting spots in the AL outfield and will make his seventh All-Star start. He was also named a starter in 2017 and 2021, but missed the Midsummer Classic due to injury in both years. With the win, Trout kept his streak of earning an All-Star appearance in every year he was eligible except for 2011 (made his MLB debut on July 8) and 2020 (didn’t make an All-Star Game).
Giancarlo Stanton, New York (2nd pick) The race for third in the field came down to the wire, with Stanton (22% of the vote) ahead of Toronto’s George Springer (20%) and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (18%). It will mark the first time Stanton has started an All-Star game since joining the Yankees following the 2017 season and the second time he has won the fan vote. He was previously drafted in 2015 but missed the game due to injury. Stanton also started as the NL DH in 2014 and 2017 after making the team as a backup outfielder both years.
Runners-up: George Springer, TOR; Lourdes Gurriel Jr., TOR
The pitchers and reserves for the two teams – a total of 23 players for each side – will be determined through “Player Ballot” selections made by the Commissioner’s Office.
Before today’s biggest stars take the field in the All-Star Game, the stars of tomorrow will have a chance to grab the spotlight in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Dodger Stadium on July 16 at 7:00 PM ET.
The All-Star Week festivities will continue with Day 1 of the MLB Draft on July 17 at 7:00 PM ET from the Xbox Plaza in Los Angeles. The draft was held during All-Star Week for the first time last year.
On July 18, the game’s best hitters will take the stage at the T-Mobile Home Run Derby, broadcast live on ESPN from Dodger Stadium at 8:00 PM ET.
It all leads up to the 2022 MLB All-Star Game next night, live on FOX at 7:30pm ET.
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