Raleigh, rookie Wilson among All-Star starters

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, MLB's location tally leader, and American League Rookie of the Year campaigner Jacob Wilson of the Athletics volition beryllium the starting lineup for the All-Star Game, it was announced Wednesday.

Three players from the Detroit Tigers -- 2nd baseman Gleyber Torres and outfielders Riley Greene and Javier Baez -- volition articulation them successful the AL's starting lineup, portion the National League starters are led by 3 representatives from the Los Angeles Dodgers -- archetypal baseman Freddie Freeman, catcher Will Smith and DH Shohei Ohtani, who received the astir votes among NL players during Phase I of the voting.

The MLB All-Star Game volition beryllium held astatine Truist Park successful Atlanta connected July 15.

Raleigh, nicknamed "The Big Dumper," earned his archetypal All-Star enactment and starting spot connected the backmost of his 33 first-half location runs. Wilson, the Athletics' shortstop, was voted successful aft a dynamic archetypal fractional successful which he's deed .339, 2nd successful each of MLB, done Tuesday's games.

The 23-year-old Wilson is the lone rookie successful either league to beryllium voted into the starting lineup. He's the archetypal rookie shortstop to triumph a instrumentality predetermination and volition beryllium conscionable the 2nd rookie successful All-Star past to commencement astatine the position.

The Tigers had 3 fan-elected starters for the 4th clip successful history, matching a franchise champion besides accomplished successful 1984, 1985 and 2007. Meanwhile, the 3 instrumentality elections for the Dodgers marks their astir successful a azygous play since the squad had 4 fan-elected starters for the 1980 Midsummer Classic -- Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Bill Russell, Reggie Smith.

For Torres and Baez, it marks the archetypal clip since 2019 that they are All-Stars.

Rounding retired the starting lineup for the AL: Toronto Blue Jays archetypal baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Cleveland Guardians 3rd baseman Jose Ramirez and designated hitter Ryan O'Hearn. They'll each articulation New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, who was the AL's apical vote-getter successful Phase 1 voting.

Joining the Dodgers' trio successful the NL starting lineup volition beryllium Chicago Cubs outfielders Pete Crow-Armstrong (first selection) and Kyle Tucker (fourth), Arizona Diamondbacks 2nd baseman Ketel Marte, San Diego Padres 3rd baseman Manny Machado and New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor, who was named an All-Star starter for the archetypal clip successful his career.

Despite missing the archetypal 7 weeks of the season, Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr besides earned a starting motion aft getting the astir votes among outfielders during Phase 2 voting.

Overall, 13 antithetic MLB clubs are represented among the 18 positional starters, including 7 antithetic clubs successful the AL and six antithetic clubs successful the NL.

Judge, Ramirez and Machado each earned their seventh All-Star selection, astir among each players.

Pitchers and reserves for some teams -- totaling 23 for each broadside -- volition beryllium determined done a operation of subordinate ballot choices and selections made by the Commissioner's Office. They'll beryllium announced connected Sunday, July 6.