We previously touched on MLB All-Star voting and the prospect of the AL fielding a lineup featuring Mike Trout and eight Kansas City Royals.
The All-Star lineups were announced today. Here are the results:
American League:
C: Salvador Perez, Kansas City
1B: Miguel Cabrera, Detroit
2B: Jose Altuve, Houston
3B: Josh Donaldson, Toronto
SS: Alcides Escobar, Kansas City
OF: Mike Trout, LA Angels; Lorenzo Cain, Kansas City; Alex Gordon, Kansas City
DH: Nelson Cruz, Seattle
Cabrera is injured and will not be playing.
That's 4 Royals, 1 Tiger, 1 Astro, 1 Blue Jay and 1 Mariner.
National League:
C: Buster Posey, San Francisco
1B: Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona
2B: Dee Gordon, Miami
3B: Todd Frazier, Cincinnati
SS: Jhonny Peralta, St. Louis
OF: Bryce Harper, Washington; Matt Holliday, St. Louis; Giancarlo Stanton, Miami
Stanton is injured and will not be playing. Holliday (who, for eight years and counting, STILL hasn't touched home plate) is injured and might not play.
That's 2 Cardinals, 2 Marlins, 1 Giant, 1 Diamondback, 1 Red and 1 National.
