The starters for the 2024 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard have been announced. Here are the players who will take the field for the American League and National League in the Midsummer Classic on July 16 (8 p.m. ET on FOX) at Globe Life Field.
The results of the fan vote to determine which players will play in this year’s All-Star Game were announced Wednesday on ESPN. The players voted in alongside Yankees slugger Aaron Judge and Phillies star Bryce Harper — who already earned automatic votes as the top-ranked player in each league in Phase 1 of voting — include both the game’s biggest superstars, like Shohei Ohtani, and electric first-time All-Stars like Gunnar Henderson.
Ten different teams are represented in this year’s All-Star Game starting lineups, with the Phillies leading the way with three representatives, the Yankees, Orioles, Astros, Guardians, Brewers and Padres each sending two, and the Blue Jays, Dodgers and D-backs each sending one. Eight players were voted in by fans as starters for the first time.
The full 2024 All-Star rosters, including pitchers and reserve position players for both teams, will be revealed Sunday at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Here are your 2024 All-Star Game starters.
The Orioles’ superstar duo of Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson will start together for the first time in the All-Star Game. Rutschman is a second-time All-Star after being a backup for the 2023 American League team, and he’s having his best season yet in 2024. The 26-year-old is hitting .291 with 15 homers and 55 RBIs for the first-place O’s.
Second place: Salvador Perez, Royals
Vlad Jr. is an All-Star for the fourth straight year and a starter for the third time in four years. The reigning Home Run Derby champion will look to showcase his power at the Midsummer Classic, where he has already hit a home run, in his first All-Star Game of 2021. Guerrero is hitting .298 with 13 home runs and an .848 OPS this season.
Second place: Ryan Mountcastle, Orioles
Second base: José AltuveAstros (6th starting election)
Altuve, who is hitting .308 with 13 home runs and 13 stolen bases, is an All-Star for the ninth time in his career and a starter for the sixth time. He is one of only four active players to have been voted by fans as a starter at least six times, along with Mike Trout (10), Harper (7) and Judge (6). All of Altuve’s starting elections have come as a second baseman; he is behind only Roberto Alomar (9), Ryne Sandberg (9) and Joe Morgan (7) in that category.
Second place: Marcus Semien, Rangers
Henderson has a chance to be the best all-around player in baseball this year, and he managed to beat out fellow All-Star Bobby Witt Jr. to make his first career All-Star Game in what was arguably the most star-studded race on the ballot. The 23-year-old is hitting .288 with 26 homers, 13 stolen bases and a .983 OPS and has been the catalyst for the O’s offense all season.
Second place: Bobby Witt Jr., Royals
Ramirez is now a six-time All-Star, but starting for the first time since his first two Midsummer Classics in 2017 and 2018. The 31-year-old led the Guardians to the top of the American League Central with 23 home runs, 15 stolen bases and 76 RBIs, and will start the 2024 All-Star Game alongside teammate Steven Kwan. Cleveland is one of four American League teams with multiple starters, along with the Orioles, Yankees and Astros.
Finalist: Jordan Westburg, Orioles
Alvarez has been one of the most feared hitters in baseball for several years now, but this will be his first All-Star start after making the American League team as a backup in 2022 and 2023. That’s what happens when you play in the same league as Shohei Ohtani, who started the last three All-Star games as a designated hitter for the American League before moving to the National League this year. That opened the door for Alvarez, who is hitting .297 with 18 homers and a .910 OPS for the healthy Astros.
Second place: Ryan O’Hearn, Orioles
Judge and Soto, the Bronx Bombers’ two biggest stars, will start side by side in the American League outfield. Judge earned a starting spot as the top vote-getter in MLB during Phase 1, and rightfully so: He leads the major leagues with 32 home runs, 83 RBIs and a 1.158 OPS. Only Trout and Harper have earned more starting votes than Judge among active players.
Soto is an All-Star for the fourth straight year, but this is sort of the first time he’ll be a starter. He’s also been on a third different All-Star team in the last three seasons, having done so with the Padres in 2023 and the Nationals in 2022. Soto and Judge are arguably the most dangerous duo in baseball — the 25-year-old is hitting .300 with 20 homers and a .997 OPS this season.
Kwan is a first-time All-Star thanks to a breakout season so far. He’s hitting .362, which puts him in position to take over the MLB batting race once he gets the few more plate appearances he needs to make the league leaderboard. Kwan also has a .526 slugging percentage and a .945 OPS while having one of the lowest strikeout rates in the major leagues.
Finalists: Anthony Santander, Orioles; Kyle Tucker, Astros
Contreras earned his second career All-Star selection, and his first as a starter, after making the team as a backup behind his brother, Willson, in 2022. The Contreras family has now combined to win the National League’s starting catcher job four times since 2018, the only exceptions being Sean Murphy last year and Buster Posey in 2021. William Contreras is batting a career-high .292 for the National League Central-leading Brewers this season.
Finalist: JT Realmuto, Phillies
Harper has become a Midsummer Classic mainstay at this point, earning his eighth overall selection and seventh as a starter (his rookie season, in 2012, being the only time he appeared in the game as a backup). Harper has responded in a major way to a slow start to the season, batting .342 and posting a 1.076 OPS in May and June, both of which resulted in NL Player of the Month honors.
Second base: Ketel MarteD-backs (2nd starting pick)
This is Marte’s second All-Star selection, five years after earning the starting spot during his breakout 2019 season, when he finished fourth in National League MVP voting. While the D-backs have largely disappointed this season, currently sitting fourth in the NL West after winning the NL pennant a year ago, it’s not Marte’s fault. The 30-year-old ranks first or tied for first among qualified second basemen in home runs (17), hitting percentage (.517) and OPS (.871).
Second place: Luis Arraez, Padres
Shortstop: Trea TurnerPhillies (2nd starting pick)
The Phillies are the first National League team to have at least three infielders selected as starters since the Cubs did it in 2016 — and those guys had a decent finish to the season. Whether the Phillies will do the same remains to be seen, but what is known is that Turner has quickly returned to peak form after missing six weeks with a hamstring injury. In 13 games since returning from the injured list on June 17, Turner — who earned his third career All-Star selection — has a .328 batting average, a .923 OPS and three home runs.
Second place: Mookie Betts, Dodgers
Third base: Alec BohmPhillies (1st starting election)
While his infield partner Harper is a veteran All-Star, Bohm is anything but a veteran, as this is his first career All-Star selection. The third overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft has put together a breakout season, posting a .297 batting average, a .349 slugging average and a .484 slugging percentage, all career highs in a season in which he has played at least 50 games. As such, he has been a major asset to the Phillies, who hold the best record in MLB.
Second place: Manny Machado, Padres
No matter what league he plays in or what position he plays, the one constant this decade is that Ohtani always finds a way to start the All-Star Game. This is the fourth straight time Ohtani has been voted an All-Star starter, tying him with Aaron Judge for the longest active streak in MLB among pitchers or position players (let alone both). Although Ohtani has not pitched this season due to injury, his home run totals (27), hitting percentage (.646) and OPS (1.048), which lead the National League, have been more than enough to earn him another starting nod.
Finalist: Kyle Schwarber, Phillies
Yelich has had his ups and downs during his time with the Brewers. He was the NL MVP in 2018, an All-Star starter in 2019, then had back-to-back seasons with an OPS below .740 in 2021-22 before getting back on track. Now, that rebound has earned him his third career All-Star selection and second as a starter, thanks to his NL-leading .329 batting average in 2024.
Who saw it coming? Profar was a highly touted prospect who made his MLB debut as a 19-year-old in 2012, but his career was slow to take off from there, largely due to a shoulder injury that cost him the entire 2014 and 2015 seasons. Entering the 2024 season, he was a career .239/.322/.383 hitter with no All-Star selections to his name, after signing a one-year deal with San Diego where he was expected to be primarily a backup. Instead, he stunned the baseball world with a .311/.404/.472 batting line, earning him his first career berth in the Midsummer Classic.
Speaking of Padres outfielders bouncing back after missing an entire season, Tatis earned his first All-Star selection since missing the entire 2022 season due to suspension and injury, and the second of his career. Tatis was a shortstop when he was first named an All-Star in 2021, but this is his first selection as an outfielder, thanks to his .821 OPS and arm strength that ranks in the 99th percentile in MLB.
Finalists: Teoscar Hernández, Dodgers; Brandon Marsh, Phillies; Nick Castellanos, Phillies
