For the 93rd year of the Midsummer Classic, baseball goes to T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington. The last time the mid-summer classic was played in Seattle was in 2001. 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 8th

* – asterisk indicates starter

National League

Pitchers

Bryce Elder – Atlanta Braves

7-1, 2.45 ERA, 1.14 WHIP

Spencer Strider – Atlanta Braves

11-2, 3.44 ERA, 166 K

Devin Williams – Milwaukee Brewers

1.95 ERA, 19 SV, .150 BAA

Justin Steele – Chicago Cubs

9-2, 2.56 ERA, 1.06 WHIP

Zac Gallen – Arizona Diamondbacks*

11-3, 3.04 ERA, 1.05 WHIP

Evan Phillips – Los Angeles Dodgers

2.55 ERA, 12 SV, 0.85 WHIP

Clayton Kershaw – Los Angeles Dodgers

10-4, 2.55 ERA, 1.05 WHIP

Camilo Doval – San Francisco Giants

2.63 ERA, 26 SV, .179 BAA

Josiah Gray – Washington Nationals

6-7, 3.41 ERA, 92 K

Josh Hader – San Diego Padres

1.08 ERA, 21 SV, .133 BAA

David Bednar – Pittsburgh Pirates

1.31 ERA, 16 SV, 0.96 WHIP

Mitch Keller – Pittsburgh Pirates

9-4, 3.31 ERA, 129 K

Alexis Diaz – Cincinnati Reds

2.03 ERA, 26 SV, .159 BAA

Notable Omissions: Zack Wheeler – Phillies, Jose Alvarado – Phillies, Blake Snell – Padres, Michael Wacha – Padres, David Robertson – Mets, Jesus Luzardo – Marlins, A.J. Puk – Marlins, Logan Webb – Giants, Alex Cobb – Giants, Tyler Rogers – Giants, Brusdar Graterol – Dodgers, Merrill Kelly – Diamondbacks, Marcus Stroman – Cubs, Jordan Montgomery – Cardinals

Catchers

Elias Diaz – Colorado Rockies

.277 AVG, 9 HR, 45 RBI

Will Smith – Los Angeles Dodgers

.279 AVG, 13 HR, 46 RBI

Sean Murphy – Atlanta Braves*

.306 AVG, 17 HR, 55 RBI

Notable Omissions: None

Infielders/Designated Hitter

SS Orlando Arcia – Atlanta Braves*

.299 AVG, 7 HR, 28 RBI

3B Austin Riley – Atlanta Braves

.261 AVG, 16 HR, 44 RBI

2B Ozzie Albies – Atlanta Braves

.263 AVG, 22 HR, 63 RBI

1B Matt Olson – Atlanta Braves

.254 AVG, 29 HR, 71 RBI

3B Nolan Arenado – St. Louis Cardinals*

.285 AVG, 19 HR, 62 RBI

SS Dansby Swanson – Chicago Cubs

.258 AVG, 10 HR, 36 RBI

2B Ketel Marte – Arizona Diamondbacks

.286 AVG, 15 HR, 44 RBI

1B Freddie Freeman – Los Angeles Dodgers*

.320 AVG, 17 HR, 61 RBI

2B Luis Arraez – Miami Marlins*

.387 AVG, 3 HR, 42 RBI

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

.213 AVG, 26 HR, 61 RBI

1B Spencer Steer – Cincinnati Reds

.280 AVG, 14 HR, 51 RBI

Notable Omissions: Jonathan India – Reds, Bryson Stott – Phillies, Jeimer Candelario – Nationals, Francisco Lindor – Mets, J.D. Davis – Giants, Christian Walker – Diamondbacks, Nico Hoerner – Cubs, Paul Goldschmidt – Cardinals, Owen Miller – Brewers

Outfielders

Ronald Acuna Jr. – Atlanta Braves*

.335 AVG, 21 HR, 55 RBI

Corbin Carroll – Arizona Diamondbacks*

.292 AVG, 18 HR, 48 RBI

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. – Arizona Diamondbacks

.267 AVG, 15 HR, 54 RBI

Mookie Betts – Los Angeles Dodgers*

.276 AVG, 26 HR, 62 RBI

Nick Castellanos – Philadelphia Phillies

.303 AVG, 13 HR, 55 RBI

Notable Omissions: Bryan Reynolds – Pirates, Juan Soto – Padres, Fernando Tatis Jr. – Padres, Lane Thomas – Nationals, Brandon Nimmo – Mets, Jorge Soler – Marlins, J.D. Martinez – Dodgers, Christopher Morel – Cubs, Christian Yelich – Brewers

American League

Pitchers

Carlos Estévez – Los Angeles Angels

1.80 ERA, 21 SV, 1.29 WHIP

Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Angels

7-4, 3.32 ERA, .189 BAA

Framber Valdez – Houston Astros

7-6, 2.51 ERA, 1.05 WHIP

Kevin Gausman – Toronto Blue Jays

7-5, 3.03 ERA, 153 K

Luis Castillo – Seattle Mariners

6-6, 2.85 ERA, 1.04 WHIP

Felix Bautista – Baltimore Orioles

1.07 ERA, 23 SV, .138 BAA

Yennier Cano – Baltimore Orioles

1.48 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, .212 BAA

Nathan Eovaldi – Texas Rangers

10-3, 2.83 ERA, 1.02 WHIP

Shane McClanahan – Tampa Bay Rays*

11-1, 2.53 ERA, .211 BAA

Kenley Jansen – Boston Red Sox

3.34 ERA, 18 SV, 1.38 WHIP

Eduardo Rodriguez – Detroit Tigers

4-5, 2.64 ERA, 1.00 WHIP

Joe Ryan – Minnesota Twins

8-5, 3.42 ERA, 0.98 WHIP

Gerrit Cole – New York Yankees

9-2, 2.85 ERA, 123 K

Notable Omissions: Lucas Giolito – White Sox, Sonny Gray – Twins, Tyler Wells – Orioles, Paul Sewald – Mariners, George Kirby – Mariners, Shane Bieber – Guardians, Emmanuel Clase – Guardians, Jordan Romano – Blue Jays, Ryan Pressly – Astros

Catchers

Adley Rutschman – Baltimore Orioles*

.270 AVG, 11 HR, 37 RBI

Jonah Heim – Texas Rangers

.282 AVG, 12 HR, 59 RBI

Salvador Perez – Kansas City Royals

.244 AVG, 15 HR, 40 RBI

Notable Omissions: None

Infielders

SS Wander Franco – Tampa Bay Rays

.281 AVG, 11 HR, 44 RBI

1B Yandy Diaz – Tampa Bay Rays

.321 AVG, 12 HR, 39 RBI

3B Josh Jung – Texas Rangers

.280 AVG, 19 HR, 56 RBI

2B Marcus Semien – Texas Rangers*

.272 AVG, 11 HR, 56 RBI

SS Corey Seager – Texas Rangers

.353 AVG, 12 HR, 52 RBI

3B Jose Ramirez – Cleveland Guardians*

.288 AVG, 14 HR, 53 RBI

1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – Toronto Blue Jays*

.276 AVG, 13 HR, 58 RBI

2B Whit Merrifield – Toronto Blue Jays

.286 AVG, 5 HR, 38 RBI

SS Bo Bichette – Toronto Blue Jays*

.319 AVG, 15 HR, 52 RBI

Notable Omissions: Brandon Drury – Angels, Alex Bregman – Astros, Josh Naylor – Guardians, Nathaniel Lowe – Rangers, Isaac Paredes – Rays, Rafael Devers – Red Sox, Bobby Witt Jr. – Royals, Andrew Vaughn – White Sox

Outfielders/Designated Hitter

Luis Robert Jr. – Chicago White Sox

.271 AVG, 26 HR, 50 RBI

Randy Arozarena – Tampa Bay Rays*

.276 AVG, 16 HR, 58 RBI

Adolis Garcia – Texas Rangers*

.261 AVG, 23 HR, 75 RBI

Brent Rooker – Oakland Athletics

.237 AVG, 15 HR, 43 RBI

Yordan Alvarez – Houston Astros

.277 AVG, 17 HR, 55 RBI

Kyle Tucker – Houston Astros

.291 AVG, 13 HR, 56 RBI

Mike Trout – Los Angeles Angels*

.263 AVG, 18 HR, 44 RBI

Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Angels* (as DH)

.302 AVG, 32 HR, 71 RBI

Notable Omissions: Esteury Ruiz – Athletics, Austin Hays – Orioles, Josh Lowe – Rays, Masataka Yoshida – Red Sox, Alex Verdugo – Red Sox