On Wednesday, MLB revealed the American and Nationwide League starters for the 2024 All-Star Recreation. Listed below are 10 fascinating info about this yr’s group.
Gunnar Henderson, Baltimore Orioles: The 2023 AL Rookie of the Yr is just the seventh shortstop to start the season at 22 years outdated or youthful and be named an All-Star season and simply the third since 1983, becoming a member of Starlin Castro (2012, 2011) and Cal Ripken Jr. (1983).
Jose Ramirez and Steven Kwan, Cleveland Guardians: The AL chief can have at the very least two starters within the All-Star Recreation for the primary time since 2000, when Cleveland had three, together with Roberto Alomar, Manny Ramirez (injured) and Travis Fryman.
Jose Altuve, Houston Astros: The 14-year MLB veteran is now certainly one of solely 9 gamers in baseball historical past to earn at the very least 9 profession All-Star nods whereas taking part in 90 p.c or extra of their profession at second base and the primary to hitch the record since Roberto Alomar (1998).
Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers: The five-tool phenom earns his fourth consecutive All-Star nod at DH, the longest such streak in baseball historical past.
William Contreras, Milwaukee Brewers: The fifth-year backstop earns his second All-Star nod, however his first with the Brewers, becoming a member of solely Jonathan Lucroy (2014) and Ted Simmons (1983) as solely the third catcher in franchise historical past to begin the mid-summer basic.
Aaron Choose and Juan Soto, New York Yankees: The formidable tandem is the second outfield duo to begin the All-Star Recreation for the Yankees over the previous three seasons (Choose/Giancarlo Stanton, 2022) and the tenth pair in franchise historical past.
Bryce Harper, Trea Turner and Alec Bohm, Philadelphia Phillies: Harper, Turner and Bohm are the first Phillies infield trio to begin an All-Star Recreation since 1982 (Mike Schmidt (3B), Pete Rose (1B) and Manny Trillo (2B).
Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres: Tatis is just the fourth participant in MLB historical past to earn an All-Star nod as a shortstop and an outfielder, becoming a member of Ian Desmond, Harvey Kuenn and Tom Tresh.
Jurickson Profar, San Diego Padres: Profar is lastly headed to his first mid-summer basic, turning into the 18th participant in MLB historical past to play at the very least 11 earlier than making an All-Star group.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays: Amid a bounce-back season, the first-baseman turns into simply the fourth participant in Blue Jays historical past to begin in three or extra All-Star Video games, becoming a member of Jose Bautista (4x), Roberto Alomar (4x) and Joe Carter (3x), per Sarah Langs of MLB.com.
