The starters for the 2021 MLB All-Star Game were revealed on Thursday night during an ESPN broadcast.
The 2021 MLB season has officially entered the month of July on Thursday, which means the All-Star Game is that much closer to taking place. The event is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, July 13 in Denver, Colo. after moving from Atlanta, Ga. With the votes tabulated, fans eagerly awaited the results of the All-Star Game voting ballots.
ESPN revealed the starters for the American and National League teams on Thursday evening prior to the start of the San Francisco Giants-Arizona Diamondbacks game. As always, there were some surprises and others that were virtual guarantees to make the starting lineup.
Here are the starting lineups for both teams:
MLB All-Star starters
National League All-Star starters
C: Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants
1B: Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves
2B: Adam Frazier, Pittsburgh Pirates
SS: Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres
3B: Nolan Arenado, St. Louis Cardinals
OF: Ronald Acuña Jr., Atlanta Braves; Nick Castellanos, Cincinnati Reds; Jesse Winker, Cincinnati Reds
American League All-Star starters
C: Salvador Perez, Kansas City Royals
1B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays
2B: Marcus Semien, Toronto Blue Jays
SS: Xander Bogaerts, Boston Red Sox
3B: Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox
OF: Aaron Judge, New York Yankees; Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels; Teoscar Hernandez, Toronto Blue Jays
DH: Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
This story will be updated with additional information.