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MLB All-Star Game Tonight

Ed Townsend
Posted 7/19/22

The rosters are set for the 2022 MLB All-Star game.

The American League and the National League will have 33 representatives each....that’s one more than usual, as commissioner Rob Manfred …

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The rosters are set for the 2022 MLB All-Star game.

The American League and the National League will have 33 representatives each....that’s one more than usual, as commissioner Rob Manfred used a new rule to honor Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera with spots on the rosters.

So tonight (July 19) at 8 p.m. Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles will host this Midsummer Classic on Fox TV, concluding a long weekend of events including the Home Run Derby and the Major League Baseball draft.

It’s Dodger Stadium’s first time hosting the All-Star Game since 1980.

The initial starting lineups of 10 batters were chosen by fan vote. Aaron Judge and Ronald Acuna Jr. secured their starting spots after leading their leagues in votes from the initial round of voting. For every other starting spot, two finalists per league position went to a second round of voting.

The remaining 23 spots... pitchers and reserves...were chosen by a player ballot, and then the commissioner’s office. The players’ ballots account for 17 of these (eight pitchers, nine hitters), while the commissioners office fills the remaining slots and ensures every team is represented.

A process change in 2017 means the All-Star managers no longer choose any players, Braves manager Brian Snitker and Astros manager Dusty Baker will still choose the starting pitchers, a decision typically announced the day before the game.

The best thing about the All-Star game is right there in the name...Everybody’s A Star....There isn’t a player you and I will watch tonight who isn’t one of the best players in baseball right now...that’s why they’re there.

Time to Play Ball...remember it’s all coming down at 8 p.m. (ET) tonight on Fox TV.

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