With less than two weeks remaining before the 2023 MLB All-Star Game in Seattle, the league revealed Thursday who will be taking the field to begin the game.
Los Angeles Angels two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani and Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. had already made the starting lineups by virtue of leading all players in phase 1 of All-Star voting. The rest of the spots went to a run-off in phase 2, with the results announced Thursday on ESPN.
American League All-Star starters
1B: Yandy Díaz, Tampa Bay Rays (over Vladimir Guerrero Jr.)
2B: Marcus Semien, Texas Rangers (over Whit Merrifield)
SS: Corey Seager, Texas Rangers (over Bo Bichette)
3B: Josh Jung, Texas Rangers (over Matt Chapman)
OF: Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels; Randy Arozarena, Tampa Bay Rays; Aaron Judge, New York Yankees (over Yordan Alvarez, Adolis García, Kevin Kiermaier)
C: Jonah Heim, Texas Rangers (over Adley Rutschman)
DH: Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
National League All-Star starters
1B: Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers (over Matt Olson)
2B: Luis Arráez, Miami Marlins (over Ozzie Albies)
SS: Orlando Arcia, Atlanta Braves (over Francisco Lindor)
3B: Nolan Arenado, St. Louis Cardinals (over Austin Riley)
OF: Ronald Acuña, Atlanta Braves; Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers; Corbin Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks (over Michael Harris II, Lourdes Gurriel Jr.)
C: Sean Murphy, Atlanta Braves (over Will Smith)
DH: J.D. Martinez, Los Angeles Dodgers (over Bryce Harper)
Judge, currently injured, will almost certainly have to be replaced by a reserve.
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