ARLINGTON, Texas — On Wednesday, Major League Baseball announced the 2024 All-Star Game starters. The game is on Tuesday, July 16th. It will be played at Globe Life Field in Texas.
(All stats courtesy of MLB.com)
American League Starters
Catcher: Adley Rutschman, Baltimore Orioles (1st starter election)
The 26-year-old is batting .291 with 15 home runs and 55 RBIs for the first-place O's.
First base: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays (3rd starter election)
Guerrero is batting .298 with 13 home runs and an .848 OPS this season.
Second base: Jose Altuve, Houston Astros (6th starter election)
Altuve, who's batting .308 with 13 homers and 13 stolen bases, is an All-Star for the ninth time in his career and a starter for the sixth time.
Shortstop: Gunnar Henderson, Baltimore Orioles (1st starter election)
The 23-year-old is batting .288 with 26 home runs, and has 13 stolen bases.
Third base: Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians (3rd starter election)
The 31-year-old has led the Guardians to the top of the AL Central, with 23 home runs, 15 stolen bases and 76 RBIs.
Designated hitter: Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros (1st starter election)
Alvarez is batting .297 with 18 homers and a .910 OPS for the red-hot Astros.
Outfield: Aaron Judge, New York Yankees (6th starter election)
He's leading the Majors with 32 home runs, 83 RBIs and an 1.158 OPS.
Outfield: Juan Soto, New York Yankees (1st starter election)
The 25-year-old is batting .300 with 20 homers and a .997 OPS this season.
Outfield: Steven Kwan, Cleveland Guardians (1st starter election)
He's batting .362, who also boasts a .526 slugging percentage and .945 OPS while striking out at one of the lowest rates in the Majors.
National League Starters
Catcher: William Contreras, Milwaukee Brewers (1st starter election)
William Contreras has a career-high .292 batting average for the NL Central-leading Brewers this season.
First Base: Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies (7th starter selection)
Harper responded from a slow start to the season in a major way, with a .342 batting average and 1.076 OPS over the course of May and June.
Second Base: Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks (2nd starter selection)
The 30-year-old ranks first or tied for first among qualified second basemen in home runs (17), slugging percentage (.517) and OPS (.871).
Shortstop: Trea Turner, Philadelphia Phillies (2nd starter selection)
Turner has a .328 batting average, .923 OPS and three homers.
Third Base: Alec Bohm, Philadelphia Phillies (1st starter selection)
The third overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft has put it all together in a breakout season, with a .297 batting average, .349 OBP and .484 slugging percentage.
Designated Hitter: Shohei Ohtani (4th starter selection)
Though Ohtani has not pitched this season due to injury, his NL-leading totals in home runs (27), slugging percentage (.646) and OPS (1.048) were handily enough for him to earn another starting nod.
Outfield: Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers (2nd starter selection)
Yelich has a .329 batting average in 2024.
Outfield: Jurickson Profar, San Diego Padres (1st starter selection
Profar has stunned the baseball world with a .311/.404/.472 batting line.
Outfield: Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres (2nd starter selection)
This is his first selection as an outfielder, thanks to his .821 OPS.
