Home Articles/Editorials 2016 MLB All-Star Game Rosters Revealed

2016 MLB All-Star Game Rosters Revealed

Petco Park, the home of the San Diego Padres, plays host of the 2016 All-Star Game in San Diego, California. It will be the very first All-Star Game at Petco Park.

The game can be watched on FOX at 7:30 PM EST on July 12.

AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL-STAR TEAM

Manager: Ned Yost, Royals

Starting Pitcher: Chris Sale, White Sox

 

BATTING ORDER

2B: Jose Altuve, Astros
CF: Mike Trout, Angels
3B: Manny Machado, Orioles
DH: David Ortiz, Red Sox
SS: Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox
1B: Eric Hosmer, Royals
RF: Mookie Betts, Red Sox
C: Salvador Perez, Royals
LF: Jackie Bradley Jr., Red Sox

 

RESERVE PLAYERS

P: Dellin Betances, Yankees
P: Brad Brach, Orioles
P: Zach Britton, Orioles
P: Alex Colome, Rays
P: Cole Hamels, Rangers
P: Will Harris, Astros
P: Kelvin Herrera, Royals
P: Corey Kluber, Indians (Replacing Marco Estrada)
P: Andrew Miller, Yankees
P: Jose Quintana, White Sox (Replacing Danny Salazar)
P: Aaron Sanchez, Blue Jays (Replacing Craig Kimbrel)
P: Steven Wright, Red Sox
C: Stephen Vogt, Athletics
C: Matt Wieters, Orioles
1B: Miguel Cabrera, Tigers
1B: Edwin Encarnacion, Blue Jays
2B: Robinson Cano, Mariners
3B: Josh Donaldson, Blue Jays
SS: Francisco Lindor, Indians
SS: Eduardo Nunez, Twins
OF: Carlos Beltran, Yankees
OF: Ian Desmond, Rangers
OF: Michael Saunders, Blue Jays (Final Vote Winner!)
OF: Mark Trumbo, Orioles

 

INACTIVE PLAYERS

P: Wade Davis, Royals (On 15-Day DL; Right Forearm Strain)
P: Marco Estrada, Blue Jays (On 15-Day DL; Sore Back)
P: Craig Kimbrel, Red Sox (On 15-Day DL; Left Knee Discomfort)
P: Danny Salazar, Indians (Right Elbow Discomfort)

 

NATIONAL LEAGUE All-STAR TEAM

Manager: Terry Collins, Mets

Starting Pitcher: Johnny Cueto, Giants

 

BATTING ORDER

2B: Ben Zobrist, Cubs
RF: Bryce Harper, Nationals
3B: Kris Bryant, Cubs
DH: Wil Myers, Padres
C: Buster Posey, Giants
1B: Anthony Rizzo, Cubs
CF: Marcell Ozuna, Marlins (Starting in place of Yoenis Cespedes)
LF: Carlos Gonzalez, Rockies (Starting in place of Dexter Fowler)
SS: Addison Russell, Cubs

 

RESERVE PLAYERS

P: Jake Arrieta, Cubs
P: Bartolo Colon, Mets (Replacing Madison Bumgarner)
P: Jeurys Familia, Mets
P: Jose Fernandez, Marlins
P: Kenley Jansen, Dodgers
P: Jon Lester, Cubs
P: Mark Melancon, Pirates
P: Drew Pomeranz, Padres (Replacing Noah Syndergaard)
P: A.J. Ramos, Marlins
P: Fernando Rodney, Marlins
P: Max Scherzer, Nationals (Replacing Stephen Strasburg)
P: Julio Teheran, Braves
C: Jonathan Lucroy, Brewers
C: Wilson Ramos, Nationals
1B: Brandon Belt, Giants (Final Vote Winner!)
1B: Paul Goldschmidt, Diamondbacks
2B: Daniel Murphy, Nationals
3B: Nolan Arenado, Rockies
SS: Aledmys Diaz, Cardinals (Replacing Matt Carpenter)
SS: Corey Seager, Dodgers
OF: Adam Duvall, Reds
OF: Jay Bruce, Reds (Replacing Dexter Fowler)
OF: Odubel Herrera, Phillies
OF: Starling Marte (Replacing Yoenis Cespedes)

 

INACTIVE PLAYERS

P: Madison Bumgarner, Giants (Pitched on Sunday)
P: Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers (On 15-Day DL; Mild Disk Herniation)
P: Stephen Strasburg, Nationals (Recently Activated off 15-Day DL)
P: Noah Syndergaard, Mets (Right Arm Fatigue)
2B: Matt Carpenter, Cardinals (Right Oblique Strain)
OF: Yoenis Cespedes, Mets (Right Quad Strain)
OF: Dexter Fowler, Cubs (On 15-Day DL; Right Hamstring Strain)

 

Rich Rivera will turn heads claiming to be a "baseball historian" (jokingly, of course) but the Staten Island native certainly knows his stuff. Since opening up his first pack of 2003 Upper Deck Baseball cards, Rich has been in love with the game. He is an avid fan of the New York Yankees and considers Mariano Rivera (whose unfortunately a non-relative) his all-time favorite athlete. Rich is a graduate of St. John's University, earning his degree in Communication Arts with dreams of becoming an on-air broadcaster for MLB. Currently, Rich serves as the Show Day Coordinator for "CenterStage with Michael Kay" (where he's even made a few brief cameos) at YES Network. He can be heard on the It's Your Radio variety program, "Hit Talkers" every Tuesday night from 8PM to 10PM EST. Rich is also a professional wrestling enthusiast, a theater junkie, and enjoys his weekend mornings as a player-manager for his softball team. Follow Rich on Twitter and Instagram: @RichJRivera

Comments are closed.