The starting lineups for the 2024 All-Star Game presented by MasterCard have been announced. The following players will play in the Midsummer Classic between the American League and National League at Globe Life Field on July 16 (8 p.m. ET, FOX):
The results of the fan vote to determine this year’s All-Star starters were announced by ESPN on Wednesday. The players selected, along with Yankees slugger Aaron Judge and Philadelphia star Bryce Harper, include some of baseball’s biggest superstars, such as Shohei Ohtani, who was automatically selected as the player with the most votes from each league in the first round of voting, and notable players making their All-Star debut, such as Gunnar Henderson.
Ten teams have players on the All-Star starting lineup this year, with the Phillies leading the way with three representatives, followed by the Yankees, Orioles, Astros, Guardians, Brewers and Padres with two each, and the Blue Jays, Dodgers and Diamondbacks with one each. Eight players were selected as starters by fan vote for the first time.
The complete 2024 All-Star roster, which includes pitchers and reserve position players from both teams, will be announced Sunday at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Here are the starters for the 2024 All-Star Game.
The Orioles’ superstar duo of Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson will start together in the All-Star Game for the first time. Rutschman is making his second All-Star appearance after being a reserve for the AL team in 2023 and is coming off his best season to date in 2024. The 26-year-old Rutschman is batting .291 with 15 home runs and 55 RBIs for the first-place Orioles.
Runner-up: Salvador Perez, Royals
Vladimir Jr. was selected to the All-Star team for the fourth consecutive year, making his third start of the season. The defending Home Run Derby champion will be looking to show off his prowess in the Midsummer Classic, the first All-Star game of 2021, where he has already hit one home run. Guerrero is batting .298 with 13 home runs and an OPS of .848 this season.
Runner-up: Ryan Mountcastle, Orioles
Second baseman: Jose AltuveAstros (6th starting pitcher selection)
Altuve, who batted .308 with 13 home runs and 13 stolen bases, is making his ninth All-Star appearance and sixth start. He is one of only four active players to have been voted a starter by fans six or more times: Mike Trout (10 times), Harper (7 times) and Judge (6 times). All of Altuve’s starters have come as a second baseman, joining Roberto Alomar (9 times), Ryne Sandberg (9 times) and Joe Morgan (7 times) in that category.
Runner-up: Marcus Semien, Rangers
Henderson has backed up his claim as one of the best all-around players in baseball this year, earning his first All-Star appearance in arguably the most star-studded game of all time, beating out fellow shortstop phenom Bobby Witt Jr. The 23-year-old Henderson has been a driving force behind the Orioles’ offense all season, batting .288 with 26 home runs, 13 stolen bases and a .983 OPS.
Runner-up: Bobby Witt Jr., Royals
Ramirez is a six-time All-Star but will be making his first start since the first two Midsummer Classic appearances in 2017 and 2018. The 31-year-old Ramirez led the Guardians to the top of the American League Central division with 23 home runs, 15 stolen bases and 76 RBI and is in line to start alongside teammate Steven Kwan in the 2024 All-Star Game. Cleveland is one of four American League teams with multiple starting pitchers, along with the Orioles, Yankees and Astros.
Runner-up: Jordan Westberg, Orioles
Alvarez has been one of baseball’s most feared sluggers for years, but this will be his first All-Star start after being selected to the American League team as a reserve in 2022 and 2023. That’s what happens when you’re playing in the same league as Shohei Ohtani, who started the past three All-Star games as the American League designated hitter before moving to the National League this year. That’s what gives Alvarez the opportunity to shine, batting .297 with 18 homers and a .910 OPS for the hotly-anticipated Astros.
Runner-up: Ryan O’Hearn, Orioles
The Bronx Bombers’ two biggest superstars, Judge and Soto, will start side-by-side in the outfield in the American League. Judge secured his starting spot as the top vote-getter across MLB in Phase 1, and rightly so. Judge leads the major leagues with 32 homers, 83 RBIs and a 1.158 OPS. Among active players, only Trout and Harper have been voted a starter more times than Judge.
This is Soto’s fourth consecutive All-Star selection, but his first as a starter. It’s also his third All-Star selection in the past three seasons, having been selected with the Padres in 2023 and the Nationals in 2022. Soto and Judge are perhaps the most dangerous duo in baseball. Judge, 25, is batting .300 with 20 home runs and a .997 OPS this season.
Kwan has had a great season and was named to his first All-Star Game. He is batting .362 and is in position to lead the MLB hitting race with just a few more at-bats to get on the league leaderboard. Kwan also boasts a .526 slugging percentage, a .945 OPS and one of the lowest strikeout rates in the major leagues.
Runners-up: Anthony Santander (Orioles), Kyle Tucker (Astros)
Contreras will join the team as his brother Wilson’s backup in 2022 and earn his second career All-Star selection and first as a starter. Members of the Contreras family have won the National League starting catcher spot a combined four times since 2018, with the only exceptions being Sean Murphy last year and Buster Posey in 2021. William Contreras is batting a career-best .292 this season for the NL Central-leading Brewers.
Runner-up: JT Realmuto, Phillies
Harper was a mainstay in the Midsummer Classic at this point, earning his eighth overall selection and seventh start (his only appearance as a reserve was in his rookie season, 2012). Harper bounced back well from a slow start to the season, batting .342 with a 1.076 OPS in May and June and earning the NL Player of the Month honors in both months.
Second baseman: Ketel MarteDiamondbacks (selected as starting pitcher for the second time)
This is Marte’s second All-Star selection, five years after he was named a starter during his breakout 2019 season and finished fourth in NL MVP voting. The Diamondbacks have had a disappointing season this year, sitting in fourth place in the NL West after winning the NL title last year, but that’s not Marte’s fault. The 30-year-old ranks first or tied for first among qualified second basemen in home runs (17), slugging percentage (.517) and OPS (.871).
Runner-up: Luis Arraez, Padres
Shortstop: Trea TurnerPhillies (selected as starting pitcher for the second time)
The Phillies are the first National League team to select at least three infielders as starters since the Cubs did so in 2016, and those players finished the season strong. It remains to be seen if the Phillies will do the same, but what we already know is that Turner has returned to form quickly after missing six weeks with a hamstring injury. In 13 games since returning from the disabled list on June 17, Turner has earned himself his third career All-Star selection and is batting .328 with a .923 OPS and three home runs.
Runner-up: Mookie Betts, Dodgers
Third baseman: Alec BohmPhillies (selected as starting pitcher for the first time)
While his corner partner Harper is an All-Star veteran, Bohm is anything but, as this is his first time being selected to the All-Star team. The 3rd overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft, Bohm had a breakout season in which he hit .297/.349/.484, the best marks of his career, in a season in which he played at least 50 games. This makes him a huge asset to the Phillies, who are currently enjoying the best season in MLB history.
Runner-up: Manny Machado, Padres
No matter what league he’s in or what position he plays, the one constant over the past decade is that Ohtani finds a way to start at some point in the All-Star Game. This is Ohtani’s fourth consecutive All-Star start, tying him with Aaron Judge for the longest active streak among MLB pitchers or position players (or both). Ohtani hasn’t pitched this season because of injury, but his National League-leading home runs (27), slugging percentage (.646) and OPS (1.048) totals were enough to earn him another start.
Runner-up: Kyle Schwarber, Phillies
Yelich has had some major ups and downs during his time with the Brewers, winning the NL MVP award in 2018 and becoming an All-Star starter in 2019 before getting back on track in 2021-22 after posting a sub-.740 OPS for the second straight season. And now, that resurgence has led to him batting .329 in 2024, leading the NL and earning his third career All-Star selection and second as a starter.
Who would have expected this outcome? Profar was a promising star who made his MLB debut at age 19 in 2012, but his career never really took off after a shoulder injury forced him to miss the entire 2014 and 2015 seasons. Coming into the 2024 season, he was hitting .239/.322/.383 with no All-Star selections and had just signed a one-year contract with San Diego, where he was expected to be primarily a backup. But he shocked the baseball world with a .311/.404/.472 batting average, earning him his first appearance in the Midsummer Classic.
Speaking of the Padres outfielder, who is back after missing an entire season, Tatis has been selected to the All-Star team for the first time since missing the entire 2022 season due to suspension and injury. This is the second time Tatis has been selected in his career. He was a shortstop when he was first selected to the All-Star team in 2021, but this is the first time he has been selected as an outfielder thanks to his .821 OPS and arm strength that ranks in the 99th percentile in MLB.
Runners-up: Teoscar Hernandez (Dodgers), Brandon Marsh (Phillies), Nick Castellanos (Phillies)
