Breaking down the 2024 MLB All-Stars
A quick look at the 2024 MLB All-Stars
By: John Toth · 11mo
Photo: MLB.com
Major League Baseball announced their starters for the annual All-Star Game this week. Here are the voted-in starters for each league.
American League
- C-Adley Rutschman, Baltimore
- 1B- Vladimir Guerrero, Jr, Toronto
- 2B- Jose Altuve, Houston
- 3B- Jose Ramirez, Cleveland
- SS- Gunnar Henderson, Baltimore
- OF- Aaron Judge, New York
- OF- Juan Soto, New York
- OF- Steven Kwan, Cleveland
- DH- Yordan Alvarez, Houston
National League
- C- William Contreras, Milwaukee
- 1B- Byrce Harper, Philadelphia
- 2B- Ketel Marte, Arizona
- 3B- Alec Bohm, Philadelphia
- SS- Trea Turner, Philadelphia
- OF- Christian Yelich, Milwaukee
- OF- Jurickson Profar, San Diego
- OF- Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego
- DH- Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles
What makes these 18 players so interesting is where they were selected or if they were International signings. Draft Nation has broken down how each player entered the major leagues.
International
10 out of the 18 players who were named starters are International free agent signings.
- Ketel Marte- 2010 signing by Seattle
- Jurickson Profar- 2009 signing by Texas
- Fernando Tatis Jr- 2015 signing by the White Sox
- Shohei Ohtani- 2017 signing by the LA Angels
- William Contreras- 2015 signing by Atlanta
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr- 2015 signing by Toronto
- Jose Altuve- 2007 signing by Houston
- Jose Ramierz- 2009 signing by Cleveland
- Juan Soto- 2015 signing by Washington
- Yordan Alvarez- 2016 signing by LA Dodgers
First overall pick
Two players selected as starters were first overall picks of their draft class.
- Bryce Harper- 2010 draft by Washington
- Adley Rutschman- 2019 draft by Baltimore
First-round picks
Four players were selected in the first round but not first overall.
- Alec Bohm- 3rd overall pick by Philadelphia in 2018 draft
- Trea Turner- 13th overall pick by San Diego in 2014 draft
- Christian Yelich- 23rd overall pick by Florida in 2010 draft
- Aaron Judge- 32nd overall pick by Yankees in 2013 draft
Non-International or first-round picks
Only two players named starters were neither a first round pick or an International signing
- Gunnar Henderson- second-round pick in 2019 draft by Baltimore
- Steven Kwan- fifth-round pick in 2018 draft by Cleveland
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