For the 94th year of the Midsummer Classic, baseball goes to Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The last time the mid-summer classic was played in Arlington was in 1995. 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 13th

* – asterisk indicates starter

National League

Pitchers

Reynaldo Lopez – Atlanta Braves

7-2, 1.71 ERA, .209 BAA

Chris Sale – Atlanta Braves*

12-3, 2.74 ERA, 136 K

Shota Imanaga – Chicago Cubs

8-2, 2.97 ERA, 1.11 WHIP

Tyler Glasnow – Los Angeles Dodgers

8-5, 3.47 ERA, 143 K

Tanner Scott – Miami Marlins

1.38 ERA, 13 SV, .138 BAA

Trevor Megill – Milwaukee Brewers

1.53 ERA, 18 SV, 0.99 WHIP

Ranger Suarez – Philadelphia Phillies

10-4, 2.76 ERA, 1.04 WHIP

Zack Wheeler – Philadelphia Phillies

10-4, 2.70 ERA, 126 K

Paul Skenes – Pittsburgh Pirates

6-0, 1.90 ERA, 0.92 WHIP

Robert Suarez – San Diego Padres

1.72 ERA, 22 SV, 0.87 WHIP

Logan Webb – San Francisco Giants

7-7, 3.47 ERA, 107 K

Ryan Helsley – St. Louis Cardinals

2.41 ERA, 31 SV, .209 BAA

Notable Omissions: Jake Irvin – Nationals, Kyle Finnegan – Nationals, Dylan Floro – Nationals, Sonny Gray – Cardinals, Taylor Rogers – Giants, Ryan Walker – Giants, Jared Jones – Pirates, Mitch Keller – Pirates, Cristopher Sanchez – Phillies, Jeff Hoffman – Phillies, Sean Manaea – Mets, Luis Severino – Mets, Freddy Peralta – Brewers, Gavin Stone – Dodgers, Evan Phillips – Dodgers, Cal Quantrill – Rockies, Alexis Diaz – Reds, Nick Lodolo – Reds, Javier Assad – Cubs, Jameson Taillon – Cubs, Max Fried – Braves, Raisel Iglesias – Braves, Zac Gallen – Diamondbacks, Paul Sewald – Diamondbacks

Catchers

Elias Diaz – Rockies

.290 AVG, 5 HR, 30 RBI

Will Smith – Dodgers

.269 AVG, 15 HR, 55 RBI

William Contreras – Brewers*

.288 AVG, 10 HR, 54 RBI

Notable Omissions: J.T. Realmuto – Phillies

Infielders

SS CJ Abrams – Nationals

.268 AVG, 14 HR, 46 RBI

2B Luis Arraez – Padres

.305 AVG, 2 HR, 23 RBI

3B Alec Bohm – Phillies*

.294 AVG, 11 HR, 70 RBI

1B Bryce Harper – Phillies*

.299 AVG, 20 HR, 58 RBI

SS Trea Turner – Phillies*

.339 AVG, 9 HR, 29 RBI

1B Freddie Freeman – Dodgers

.293 AVG, 14 HR, 61 RBI

SS Mookie Betts – Dodgers

.304 AVG, 10 HR, 40 RBI

2B Jonathan India – Reds

.274 AVG, 8 HR, 38 RBI

1B Christian Walker – Diamondbacks

.262 AVG, 22 HR, 66 RBI

2B Ketel Marte – Diamondbacks*

.285 AVG, 18 HR, 52 RBI

Notable Omissions: Elly De La Cruz – Reds, Brendan Rodgers – Rockies, Brice Turang – Brewers, Willy Adames – Brewers, Francisco Lindor – Mets, Pete Alonso – Mets, Manny Machado – Padres, Jake Cronenworth – Padres, LaMonte Wade – Giants, Masyn Winn – Cardinals

Outfielders/Designated Hitter

Jurickson Profar – San Diego Padres*

.307 AVG, 14 HR, 59 RBI

Bryan Reynolds – Pittsburgh Pirates

.281 AVG, 17 HR, 60 RBI

Kyle Schwarber – Philadelphia Phillies

.253 AVG, 19 HR, 54 RBI

Brandon Nimmo – New York Mets

.249 AVG, 16 HR, 62 RBI

Christian Yelich – Milwaukee Brewers*

.327 AVG, 11 HR, 41 RBI

Teoscar Hernandez – Los Angeles Dodgers*

.261 AVG, 19 HR, 61 RBI

Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Dodgers* (as DH)

.314 AVG, 29 HR, 69 RBI

Notable Omissions: Marcell Ozuna – Braves, Cody Bellinger – Cubs, Jazz Chisholm – Marlins, Jackson Merrill – Padres, Fernando Tatis Jr. – Padres, Brendan Donovan – Cardinals

American League

Pitchers

Corbin Burnes – Baltimore Orioles*

9-4, 2.43 ERA, 110 K

Craig Kimbrel – Baltimore Orioles

2.10 ERA, 23 SV, .147 BAA

Garrett Crochet – Chicago White Sox

6-6, 3.02 ERA, 150 K

Emmanuel Clase – Cleveland Guardians

0.83 ERA, 28 SV, 0.67 WHIP

Tarik Skubal – Detroit Tigers

10-3, 2.41 ERA, 140 K

Seth Lugo – Kansas City Royals

11-3, 2.43 ERA, 1.09 WHIP

Tyler Anderson – Los Angeles Angels

8-8, 2.97 ERA, .212 BAA

Clay Holmes – New York Yankees

2.82 ERA, 21 SV, 1.23 WHIP

Luis Gil – New York Yankees

9-5, 3.23 ERA, .174 BAA

Mason Miller – Oakland Athletics

2.27 ERA, 15 SV, 0.86 WHIP

Logan Gilbert – Seattle Mariners

6-5, 2.94 ERA, 0.90 WHIP

George Kirby – Seattle Mariners

7-6, 3.39 ERA, 1.00 WHIP

Notable Omissions: Kirby Yates – Rangers, Nathan Eovaldi – Rangers, Jason Adam – Rays, Andres Munoz – Mariners, Joe Ryan – Twins, Griffin Jax – Twins, Carlos Estevez – Angels, Cole Ragans – Royals, Brady Singer – Royals, Ronel Blanco – Astros, Jack Flaherty – Tigers, Jason Foley – Tigers, Ben Lively – Guardians, Hunter Gaddis – Guardians, Erick Fedde – White Sox, Tanner Houck – Red Sox, Kenley Jansen – Red Sox, Grayson Rodriguez – Orioles

Catchers

Adley Rutschman – Baltimore Orioles*

.277 AVG, 16 HR, 59 RBI

Connor Wong – Boston Red Sox

.309 AVG, 8 HR, 32 RBI

Salvador Perez – Kansas City Royals

.278 AVG, 16 HR, 61 RBI

Notable Omissions: Cal Raleigh – Mariners, Ryan Jeffers – Twins, Logan O’Hoppe – Angels, Yainer Diaz – Astros

Infielders

SS Gunnar Henderson – Baltimore Orioles

.289 AVG, 27 HR, 61 RBI

3B Rafael Devers – Boston Red Sox

.290 AVG, 21 HR, 58 RBI

3B Jose Ramirez – Cleveland Guardians*

.273 AVG, 23 HR, 77 RBI

1B Josh Naylor – Cleveland Guardians

.247 AVG, 22 HR, 70 RBI

2B Jose Altuve – Houston Astros*

.305 AVG, 14 HR, 44 RBI

SS Bobby Witt Jr. – Kansas City Royals*

.325 AVG, 16 HR, 63 RBI

SS Carlos Correa – Minnesota Twins

.308 AVG, 13 HR, 47 RBI

3B Jose Miranda – Minnesota Twins

.325 AVG, 9 HR, 43 RBI

3B Isaac Paredes – Tampa Bay Rays

.262 AVG, 15 HR, 50 RBI

2B Marcus Semien – Texas Rangers

.242 AVG, 13 HR, 51 RBI

1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – Toronto Blue Jays*

.287 AVG, 13 HR, 54 RBI

Notable Omissions: Corey Seager – Rangers, Luis Rengifo – Angels, Vinnie Pasquantino – Royals, Jeremy Pena – Astros, Ryan Mountcastle – Orioles, Jordan Westburg – Orioles, Ryan O’Hearn – Orioles

Outfielders/Designated Hitter

Anthony Santander – Baltimore Orioles

.235 AVG, 23 HR, 57 RBI

Jarren Duran – Boston Red Sox

.276 AVG, 10 HR, 41 RBI

Steven Kwan – Cleveland Guardians*

.356 AVG, 9 HR, 27 RBI

Yordan Alvarez – Houston Astros* (as DH)

.301 AVG, 19 HR, 52 RBI

Aaron Judge – New York Yankees*

.310 AVG, 34 HR, 85 RBI

Juan Soto – New York Yankees*

.299 AVG, 23 HR, 66 RBI

Notable Omissions: Adolis Garcia – Rangers, Brent Rooker – Athletics, Giancarlo Stanton – Yankees, Kyle Tucker – Astros, Riley Greene – Tigers