MLB announces starters for 2023 All-Star Game in Seattle
The Mid-Summer Classic is heading to Seattle, with the MLB All-Star game just a couple of weeks away. With the other three sports in the offseason, all eyes will be on baseball come Tuesday, July 11. T-Mobile Park will host the All-Star Game itself but also the Home Run Derby and the Futures Game.
When determining which players get to play in Seattle, the fans play a major role. Two phases of voting take place, with the latter determining who the starters will be. The infielders and catchers from both the American League and National League have a head-to-head battle, while there is a group of outfielders to choose from.
On Thursday, MLB announced who won their respective votes. We officially have American League and National League starting lineups for the 2023 MLB All-Star Game in Seattle.
American League
- Catcher – Jonah Heim, Texas Rangers
- First base – Yandy Diaz, Tampa Bay Rays
- Second base – Marcus Semien, Texas Rangers
- Shortstop – Corey Seager, Texas Rangers
- Third base – Josh Jung, Texas Rangers
- Outfield – Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
- Outfield – Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
- Outfield – Randy Arozarena, Tampa Bay Rays
- Designated hitter – Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
National League
- Catcher – Sean Murphy, Atlanta Braves
- First base – Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Second base – Luis Arraez, Miami Marlins
- Shortstop – Orlando Arcia, Atlanta Braves
- Third base – Nolan Arenado, St. Louis Cardinals
- Outfield – Ronald Acuña Jr., Atlanta Braves
- Outfield – Corbin Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks
- Outfield – Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Designated hitter – J.D. Martinez, Los Angeles Dodgers
Texas Rangers to bring four starters to MLB All-Star Game
Plenty of stars are littered throughout the entire starting lineup, especially on the National League side. But when looking at the American League, one team is a constant. The Texas Rangers will have four players starting in Seattle, more than any other team in Major League Baseball.
Semien and Seager will take up the AL’s middle infield in just their second seasons in Arlington. The duo was brought in for a combined 17 years and $500 million by general manager Chris Young. It might just be an All-Star Game start but dividends are paying off early.
Jung occupies the hot corner, earning the start at third base in his rookie season. He and Carroll (NL) are the first two rookies to start at the All-Star Game since Aaron Judge did so in 2017.
In what was a highly-contested voting battle with Baltimore’s Adley Rutschman, Heim won out to be the starting catcher in Seattle. He is the fourth starter for the Rangers, rewarding the ballclub at the halfway point for what has been an incredible turnaround season.
Just behind Texas, both the Braves and Dodgers have three players heading to the Pacific Northwest.
Acuña Jr may be the best non-Ohtani player in baseball at the moment and is likely leading the NL MVP race. But former teammate Freddie Freeman is having an incredible season of his own and gets the start at first base.