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The Major League Baseball season is halfway over, and that means the annual MLB All-Star game is on deck.
The National League's best will face the best the American League has to offer. Making this game significant is that homefield advantage in the World Series is determined by the winner of this game, making this the most important all-Star game in all of professional sports.
Who: AL vs. NL
What: 2014 MLB All-Star Game
Where: Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota
When: Tuesday, July 15 at 7:30 p.m. ET
TV Info: Fox
Live Stream: MLB.tv (premium subscription required); also available on MLB At-Bat app on iPhone and Android
AL Starters
Salvador Perez, C, Kansas City Royals
Miguel Cabrera, 1B, Detroit Tigers
Robinson Cano, 2B, Seattle Mariners
Derek Jeter, SS, New York Yankees
Josh Donaldson, 3B, Oakland Athletics
Mike Trout, OF, Los Angeles Angels
Jose Bautista, OF, Toronto Blue Jays
Adam Jones, OF, Baltimore Orioles
Nelson Cruz, DH, Baltimore Orioles
AL Reserves
Derek Norris, C, Oakland Athletics
Kurt Suzuki, C, Minnesota Twins
Jose Abreu, 1B, Chicago White Sox
Victor Martinez, 1B, Detroit Tigers
Edwin Encarnacion, 1B, Toronto Blue Jays
Brandon Moss, 1B/OF, Oakland Athletics
Jose Altuve, 2B, Houston Astros
Alexei Ramirez, SS, Chicago White Sox
Adrian Beltre, 3B, Texas Rangers
Yoenis Cespedes, OF, Oakland Athletics
Alex Gordon, OF, Kansas City Royals
Michael Brantley, OF, Cleveland Indians
AL Pitchers
Yu Darvish, RHP, Texas Rangers
Max Scherzer, RHP, Detroit Tigers
Felix Hernandez, RHP, Seattle Mariners
Masahiro Tanaka, RHP, New York Yankees
Jon Lester, LHP, Boston Red Sox
Fernando Rodney, RHP, Seattle Mariners
Scott Kazmir, LHP, Oakland Athletics
Mark Buehrle, LHP, Toronto Blue Jays
Sean Doolittle, LHP, Oakland Athletics
Greg Holland, RHP, Kansas City Royals
Glen Perkins, LHP, Minnesota Twins
Dellin Betances, RHP, New York Yankees
Pat Neshek, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals
National League Starters
Yadier Molina, C, St. Louis Cardinals
Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, Arizona Diamondbacks
Chase Utley, 2B, Philadelphia Phillies
Troy Tulowitzki, SS, Colorado Rockies
Aramis Ramirez, 3B, Milwaukee Brewers
Andrew McCutchen, OF, Pittsburgh Pirates
Carlos Gomez, OF, Milwaukee Brewers
Yasiel Puig, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers
Giancarlo Stanton, DH, Miami Marlins
NL Reserves
Jonathan Lucroy, C, Milwaukee Brewers
Devin Mesoraco, C, Cincinnati Reds
Freddie Freeman, 1B, Atlanta Braves
Dee Gordon, 2B, Los Angeles Dodgers
Daniel Murphy, 2B, New York Mets
Starlin Castro, SS, Chicago Cubs
Todd Frazier, 3B, Cincinnati Reds
Matt Carpenter, 3B, St. Louis Cardinals
Josh Harrison, IF/OF, Pittsburgh Pirates
Charlie Blackmon, OF, Colorado Rockies
Hunter Pence, OF, San Francisco Giants
NL Pitchers
Johnny Cueto, RHP, Cincinnati Reds
Clayton Kershaw, LHP, Los Angeles Dodgers
Zack Greinke, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers
Madison Bumgarner, LHP, San Francisco Giants
Adam Wainwright, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals
Tyson Ross, RHP, San Diego Padres
Henderson Alvarez, RHP, Miami Marlins
Julio Teheran, RHP, Atlanta Braves
Craig Kimbrel, RHP Atlanta Braves
Aroldis Chapman, LHP, Cincinnati Reds
Francisco Rodriguez, RHP, Milwaukee Brewers
Tony Watson, LHP, Pittsburgh Pirates
Starting Pitchers:
|
Pitcher |
Team |
Notable Stats |
|
Felix Hernandez |
|
11-2, 2.12 ERA, 2.04 FIP, 144.1 IP, 154 K |
|
Adam Wainwright |
|
12-4, 1.83 ERA, 2.52 FIP, 138 IP, 115 K |
Cool pic of Reds 3B Todd Frazier with Yankees shotstop Derek Jeter.
Todd Frazier met Jeter at the 1998 ASG after winning the Little League World Series. This year he plays against him. pic.twitter.com/GfihLkLCtG
— Evan Ferrer (@Evan_Ferrer) July 15, 2014
| Player | Number of All-Star games |
| Derek Jeter | 14 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 9 |
| Robinson Cano | 6 |
| Chase Utley | 6 |
| Yadier Molina | 6 |
| Jose Bautista | 5 |
| Francisco Rodriguez | 5 |
| Mark Buehrle | 5 |
| Victor Martinez | 5 |
| Adam Jones | 5 |
| Felix Hernandez | 5 |