June 30, 2013; Denver, CO, USA; dSan Francisco Giants starting pitcher
Madison Bumgarner(40) delivers against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
This year’s All Star Game will be at Citi Field, and here’s who has been voted in or been chosen to a spot by the fans, NL Manager Bruce Bochy, AL Manager, or the players. Three Giants have made the roster, while one will be against a rookie sensation in the Final Vote. The rosters, starting with the home team National League:
C Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals (lead vote-getter for the NL with 6.88MM votes)
1B Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds
2B Brandon Phillips, Cincinnati Reds
3B David Wright, New York Mets
SS Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado Rockies
OF Carlos Beltran, St. Louis Cardinals
OF Carlos Gonzalez, Colorado Rockies
OF Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals
SP Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
SP Patrick Corbin, Arizona Diamondbacks
SP Matt Harvey, New York Mets
SP Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals
RP Jason Grilli, Pittsburgh Pirates
SP Jordan Zimmermann, Washington Nationals
RP Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta Braves
RP Aroldis Chapman, Cincinnati Reds
SP Travis Wood, Chicago Cubs
SP Jose Fernandez, Miami Marlins
SP Cliff Lee, Philadelphia Phillies
RP Jeff Locke, Pittsburgh Pirates
RP Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants
Jun 29, 2013; Denver, CO, USA; San Francisco Giants second baseman
Marco Scutaro(19) during the first inning against the San Francisco Giants at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports
OF Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates
OF Michael Cuddyer, Colorado Rockies
C Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants
IF Pedro Alvarez, Pittsburgh Pirates
OF Domonic Brown, Philadelphia Phillies
SS Everth Cabrera, San Diego Padres
IF Matt Carpenter, St. Louis Cardinals
OF Allen Craig, St. Louis Cardinals
1B Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks
OF Carlos Gomez, Milwaukee Brewers
SS Jean Segura, Milwaukee Brewers
2B Marco Scutaro, San Francisco Giants
June 30, 2013; Denver, CO, USA; San Francisco Giants first baseman Buster Posey (28) takes first base on bases on balls in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
For the visiting American League:
C Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins
1B Chris Davis, Baltimore Orioles (leading vote-getter of all players, 8.2MM votes)
2B Robinson Cano, New York Yankees
3B Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
SS J.J. Hardy, Baltimore Orioles
OF Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles
OF Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
OF Jose Bautista, Toronto Blue Jays
DH David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox
SP Max Scherzer, Detroit Tigers
SP Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners
SP Clay Buchholz, Boston Red Sox
SP Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers
SP Hisashi Iwakuma, Seattle Mariners
SP Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
SP Justin Masterson, Cleveland Indians
SP Chris Sale, Chicago White Sox
SP Bartolo Colon, Oakland Athletics
RP Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees
RP Joe Nathan, Texas Rangers
RP Glen Perkins, Minnesota Twins
RP Brett Cecil, Toronto Blue Jays
RP Jesse Crain, Chicago White Sox
1B Prince Fielder, Detroit Tigers
OF Torii Hunter, Detroit Tigers
SS Jhonny Peralta, Detroit Tigers
2B Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox
OF Nelson Cruz, Texas Rangers
UT Ben Zobrist, Tampa Bay Rays
OF Jason Castro, Houston Astros
IF Edwin Encarnacion, Toronto Blue Jays
1B Alex Gordon, Kansas City Royals
2B Jason Kipnis, Cleveland Indians
3B Manny Machado, Baltimore Orioles
C Salvador Perez, Kansas City Royals
June 30, 2013; Denver, CO, USA; San Francisco Giants right fielder Hunter Pence (8) hits a single in the ninth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. The Giants defeated the Rockies 5-2. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
The Final Vote contestants will be, for the National League (voting ends on July 11th, 4 EST):
OF Yasiel Puig, Los Angeles Dodgers
SS Ian Desmond, Washington Nationals
1B Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves
1B Adrian Gonzalez, Los Angeles Dodgers
OF Hunter Pence, San Francisco Giants
For the American League:
RP Joaquin Benoit, Detroit Tigers
RP Steve Delabar, Toronto Blue Jays
RP David Robertson, New York Yankees
RP Tanner Scheppers, Texas Rangers
RP Koji Uehara, Boston Red Sox
Interesting selection for the Final Vote for the American League, but overall, there of course are a lot of great names on this list. I’m sure there will be plenty about initial snubs in the coming hours, and those players will probably get in due to players chosen or elected being injured. We’ll see how it all plays out.