MLB All Star Game Starters Announced
American League:
C: Salvador Perez — His fourth All Star selection. Leads all American League catchers in WAR (2.0), hits (74), second in home runs (12).
1B: Eric Hosmer — His first All Star selection. Royals fans being Royals fans. Should’ve been Edwin Encarnacion. Anyway, Eric Hosmer is second among AL first basemen in batting average (.303), fourth in doubles (18), seventh in home runs (13).
2B: Jose Altuve — His fourth All Star selection. Leads the American League in batting average (.353), third in WAR (4.7), fourth in OPS (.992).
SS: Xander Bogaerts — His first All Star selection. Leads all American League shortstops in batting average and third in the league (.336), first in OPS (.873), first in hits (114), and RBI (51).
3B: Manny Machado — His third All Star selection. Fourth in the American League in batting average (.325), fifth in OPS (.964), and fourth in WAR (4.0).
OF: Mike Trout — His fifth All Star selection. He’s Mike Trout.
OF: Jackie Bradley Jr. — His first All Star selection. Second among American League outfielders in OPS (.927), tied for third in doubles (20), tied for fifth in RBI (53).
OF: Mookie Betts — His first All Star selection. Mookie Betts is tied for third in the MLB in hits (108), second in the American League in runs (71).
DH: David Ortiz — His tenth All Star selection, eighth time starting. David Ortiz is second in the American League in batting average (.339), first in the MLB in OPS (1.112).
National League:
C: Buster Posey — His fourth All Star selection. Fourth among National League catchers in batting average (.291) and OPS (.834).
1B: Anthony Rizzo — His third All Star selection. Leads National League first basemen in OPS (.968) and is tied for most home runs (20).
2B: Ben Zobrist — His third All Star selection. Second among National League second basemen in on-base percentage (.404), fifth in hits (82).
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SS: Addison Russell — His first All Star selection. Shouldn’t have made the All Star team.
3B: Kris Bryant — His second All Star selection. Leads the National League in WAR (4.1), home runs (25), fourth in slugging percentage (.578), sixth in OPS (.948).
OF: Bryce Harper — His fourth selection. Section among National League outfielders in on-base percentage (.404), tied for fifth home runs (17), made the All Star team because he’s Bryce Harper.
OF: Yoenis Cespedes — His second selection. Leads National League outfielders in slugging percentage (.578) and OPS (.943), third in home runs (20).
OF: Dexter Fowler — His first selection. Fourth among National League outfielders in on-base percentage (.398), tied for eighth in doubles (19).