For the 92nd year of the Midsummer Classic, baseball goes to Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. The last time the mid-summer classic was played in LA was in 1980. Now every year there is always a lot of discussion and some of it a little dated about how the teams are put together. No system will ever be perfect. Fans don’t always get it right and managers won’t either, nor the commissioner’s office. The fact that the players are able to vote for participants was a great choice and they know who is deserving. Regardless of who should or shouldn’t be in the game lets just accept that the best players will always be involved one way or another. Here are my all-stars keeping with the rules that every team be represented and a total of 32 players for each league.

AVG – Batting Average

ERA – Earned Run Average

HR – Home Runs

RBI – Runs Batted In

SV – Saves

BAA – Batting Average Against

WHIP – Walks/Hits Per Innings Pitched

K – Strikeouts

Stats are accurate as of July 15th

* – asterisk indicates starter

American League

Pitchers

Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Angels

9-4, 2.38 ERA, 123 K

Justin Verlander – Houston Astros

11-3, 2.00 ERA, 0.87 WHIP

Alek Manoah – Toronto Blue Jays

10-4, 2.28 ERA, 0.96 WHIP

Jordan Romano – Toronto Blue Jays

2-2, 2.53 ERA, 19 SV

Emmanuel Clase – Cleveland Guardians

2-2, 1.41 ERA, 19 SV

Logan Gilbert – Seattle Mariners

10-3, 2.80 ERA, 100 K

Jorge Lopez – Baltimore Orioles

3-5, 1.70 ERA, 17 SV

Shane McClanahan – Tampa Bay Rays*

10-3, 1.71 ERA, 147 K

Dylan Cease – Chicago White Sox

8-4, 2.30 ERA, 142 K

Liam Hendriks – Chicago White Sox

1-2, 2.35 ERA, 18 SV

Clay Holmes – New York Yankees

4-1, 1.31 ERA, 16 SV

Nestor Cortes Jr. – New York Yankees

7-3, 2.63 ERA, .208 BAA

Gerrit Cole – New York Yankees

8-2, 3.05 ERA, 135 K

Notable Omissions: Joe Ryan – Twins, Gregory Soto – Tigers, Scott Barlow – Royals, John Schreiber – Red Sox, Jason Adam – Rays, Martin Perez – Rangers, Paul Sewald – Mariners, Shane Bieber – Guardians, Kevin Gausman – Blue Jays, Paul Blackburn – Athletics, Frankie Montas – Athletics, Ryan Pressly – Astros, Framber Valdez – Astros

Catchers

Sean Murphy – Oakland Athletics

.237 AVG, 9 HR, 36 RBI

Alejandro Kirk – Toronto Blue Jays*

.313 AVG, 10 HR, 34 RBI

Christian Vazquez – Boston Red Sox

.279 AVG, 6 HR, 36 RBI

Notable Omissions: Jonah Heim – Rangers

Infielders

1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – Toronto Blue Jays*

.262 AVG, 20 HR, 56 RBI

SS Bo Bichette – Toronto Blue Jays*

.260 AVG, 14 HR, 49 RBI

3B Jose Ramirez – Cleveland Guardians

.285 AVG, 17 HR, 70 RBI

SS Corey Seager – Texas Rangers

.246 AVG, 22 HR, 51 RBI

3B Rafael Devers – Boston Red Sox*

.326 AVG, 21 HR, 54 RBI

SS Xander Bogaerts – Boston Red Sox

.318 AVG, 7 HR, 37 RBI

1B Miguel Cabrera – Detroit Tigers

.286 AVG, 3 HR, 34 RBI

2B Luis Arraez – Minnesota Twins*

.343 AVG, 4 HR, 29 RBI

SS Tim Anderson – Chicago White Sox

.313 AVG, 6 HR, 22 RBI

Notable Omissions: Gleyber Torres – Yankees, Jose Abreu – White Sox, Carlos Correa – Twins, Bobby Witt Jr. – Royals, Harold Ramirez – Rays, Ryan Mountcastle – Orioles, Eugenio Suarez – Mariners, Ty France – Mariners, Andres Gimenez – Guardians, Jose Altuve – Astros

Outfielders/Designated Hitters

Mike Trout – Los Angeles Angels*

.270 AVG, 24 HR, 51 RBI

Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Angels* (as DH)

.255 AVG, 19 HR, 56 RBI

Yordan Alvarez – Houston Astros

.306 AVG, 26 HR, 60 RBI

Julio Rodriguez – Seattle Mariners

.275 AVG, 16 HR, 50 RBI

Andrew Benintendi – Kansas City Royals

.317 AVG, 3 HR, 37 RBI

Byron Buxton – Minnesota Twins*

.217 AVG, 23 HR, 43 RBI

Luis Robert – Chicago White Sox

.301 AVG, 12 HR, 54 RBI

Aaron Judge – New York Yankees*

.274 AVG, 31 HR, 66 RBI

Notable Omissions: Giancarlo Stanton – Yankees, J.D. Martinez – Red Sox, Austin Hays – Orioles, George Springer – Blue Jays, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. – Blue Jays, Kyle Tucker – Astros, Taylor Ward – Angels

National League

Pitchers

Max Fried – Atlanta Braves

9-3, 2.56 ERA, 105 K

Kyle Wright – Atlanta Braves

11-4, 2.95 ERA, 107 K

Corbin Burnes – Milwaukee Brewers

7-4, 2.14 ERA, 144 K

Josh Hader – Milwaukee Brewers

0-4, 4.50 ERA, 27 SV

Ryan Helsley – St. Louis Cardinals

5-1, 0.69 ERA, 0.67 WHIP

Tony Gonsolin – Los Angeles Dodgers

11-0, 2.02 ERA, .168 BAA

Clayton Kershaw – Los Angeles Dodgers

7-2, 2.13 ERA, 0.91 WHIP

Sandy Alcantara – Miami Marlins*

9-4, 1.76 ERA, 123 K

Edwin Diaz – New York Mets

2-1, 1.73 ERA, 19 SV

Joe Musgrove – San Diego Padres

8-2, 2.42 ERA, 102 K

Zack Wheeler – Philadelphia Phillies

8-5, 2.89 ERA, 108 K

David Bednar – Pittsburgh Pirates

3-3, 2.95 ERA, 16 SV

Daniel Bard – Colorado Rockies

3-3, 2.08 ERA, 19 SV

Notable Omissions: Luis Castillo – Reds, Seranthony Dominguez – Phillies, Taylor Rogers – Padres, Yu Darvish – Padres, Taijuan Walker – Mets, Pablo Lopez – Marlins, Logan Webb – Giants, Carlos Rodon – Giants, Tyler Anderson – Dodgers, Merrill Kelly – Diamondbacks, Joe Mantiply – Diamondbacks, David Robertson – Cubs, Miles Mikolas – Cardinals, Devin Williams – Brewers, Kenley Jansen – Braves, A.J. Minter – Braves

Catchers

Willson Contreras – Chicago Cubs*

.258 AVG, 13 HR, 35 RBI

Daulton Varsho – Arizona Diamondbacks

.236 AVG, 12 HR, 45 RBI

Will Smith – Los Angeles Dodgers

.276 AVG, 14 HR, 47 RBI

Notable Omissions: J.T. Realmuto – Phillies, Travis d’Arnaud – Braves, William Contreras – Braves

Infielders/Designated Hitters

SS Dansby Swanson – Atlanta Braves

.293 AVG, 15 HR, 52 RBI

3B/OF Austin Riley – Atlanta Braves* (as OF)

.282 AVG, 26 HR, 60 RBI

1B Paul Goldschmidt – St. Louis Cardinals*

.329 AVG, 19 HR, 67 RBI

3B Nolan Arenado – St. Louis Cardinals

.293 AVG, 18 HR, 59 RBI

1B Freddie Freeman – Los Angeles Dodgers

.319 AVG, 12 HR, 58 RBI

SS Trea Turner – Los Angeles Dodgers*

.304 AVG, 12 HR, 65 RBI

2B Jazz Chisholm – Miami Marlins*

.254 AVG, 14 HR, 45 RBI

1B Pete Alonso – New York Mets* (as DH)

.268 AVG, 24 HR, 74 RBI

SS Francisco Lindor – New York Mets

.244 AVG, 16 HR, 65 RBI

1B/OF Josh Bell – Washington Nationals

.305 AVG, 13 HR, 48 RBI

3B Manny Machado – San Diego Padres*

.306 AVG, 15 HR, 51 RBI

INF Brandon Drury – Cincinnati Reds

.279 AVG, 18 HR, 51 RBI

1B/DH C.J. Cron – Colorado Rockies

.296 AVG, 21 HR, 69 RBI

Notable Omissions: Jose Iglesias – Rockies, Rhys Hoskins – Phillies, Jeff McNeil – Mets, Garrett Cooper – Marlins, Wilmer Flores – Giants, Christian Walker – Diamondbacks, Willy Adames – Brewers, Rowdy Tellez – Brewers, Matt Olson – Braves

Outfielders/Designated Hitters

Joc Pederson – San Francisco Giants*

.252 AVG, 17 HR, 42 RBI

Bryce Harper – Philadelphia Phillies*

.318 AVG, 15 HR, 48 RBI

Kyle Schwarber – Philadelphia Phillies

.211 AVG, 28 HR, 57 RBI

Notable Omissions: Charlie Blackmon – Rockies, Bryan Reynolds – Pirates, Juan Soto – Nationals, Starling Marte – Mets, Mookie Betts – Dodgers, Ian Happ – Cubs, Ronald Acuna Jr. – Braves