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The 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be the 91st Major League Baseball All-Star Game, held between the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The game was originally to be hosted by Truist Park near Atlanta, Georgia; however, on April 2, MLB moved the game from Atlanta in protest of the Georgia State Legislature's passage of the controversial Election Integrity Act of 2021. The game will instead be played at Coors Field in Denver, marking the second All-Star Game for both the city and venue, following the 1998 All-Star Game.
This ASG is on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at 7:30pm (5:30pm MDT locally). It is going to be televised on FOX. The players will wear the All-Star baseball jerseys, not their respective team jerseys (like they did in the 2021 Home Run Derby).
Contents
- 1 Rosters
- 1.1 American League
- 1.2 National League
- 2 Lineups
- 2.1 American League
- 2.2 National League
- 3 Pitchers
- 3.1 American League
- 3.2 National League
- 4 Notable Happenings
- 5 Highlights
- 5.1 Achievements
- 6 References
Rosters[]
American League[]
Elected starters
C: Salvador Perez (KC)
1B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR)
2B: Marcus Semien (TOR)
3B: Rafael Devers (BOS)
SS: Xander Bogaerts (BOS)
OF: Mike Trout (LAA)*
OF: Aaron Judge (NYY)
OF: Teoscar Hernández (TOR)
DH: Shohei Ohtani (LAA)
Pitcher/Designated Hitter
Shohei Ohtani (DH and RHP-s) (He will start the AL pitching. He will also leadoff in the AL batting.)
- Shohei Ohtani is the first MLB player ever to be voted separately as both a pitcher and a hitter into the All-Star Game.
Reserves
C: Mike Zunino (TB)
2B: Jose Altuve (HOU)*
SS: Bo Bichette (TOR)
SS: Carlos Correa (HOU)*
1B: Matt Olson (OAK)
3B: José Ramírez (CLE)
1B: Jared Walsh (LAA)
OF: Michael Brantley (HOU)*
OF: Joey Gallo (TEX)
OF: Adolis García (TEX)
OF: Cedric Mullins (BAL)
DH: J.D. Martinez (BOS)
DH: Nelson Cruz (MIN)
Starting Pitchers
RHP-s: Shane Bieber (CLE)*
RHP-s: Gerrit Cole (NYY)*
RHP-s: Nathan Eovaldi (BOS)
RHP-s: Kyle Gibson (TEX)
LHP-s: Yusei Kikuchi (SEA)*
RHP-s: Lance Lynn (CWS)
LHP-s: Carlos Rodón (CWS)
Relievers
RHP-r: Matt Barnes (BOS)
LHP-r: Aroldis Chapman (NYY)
RHP-r: Liam Hendriks (CWS)
RHP-r: Ryan Pressly (HOU)#
LHP-r: Gregory Soto (DET)
Replacements
SS: Tim Anderson (CWS)
RHP-s: Chris Bassitt (OAK)
RHP-r: Andrew Kittredge (TB)
2B: Whit Merrifield (KC)
LHP-r: Taylor Rogers (MIN)
3B: Joey Wendle (TB)
Managers & Coaches
Manager: Kevin Cash (TB)
Coach: Terry Francona (CLE)
National League[]
Elected starters
C: Buster Posey (SF)*
1B: Freddie Freeman (ATL)
2B: Adam Frazier (PIT)
3B: Nolan Arenado (STL)
SS: Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD)
OF: Ronald Acuña Jr. (ATL)*
OF: Nick Castellanos (CIN)
OF: Jesse Winker (CIN)
Reserves
C: J.T. Realmuto (PHI) (starting in replacement for Buster Posey)
2B: Ozzie Albies (ATL)
3B: Kris Bryant (CHC)
SS: Brandon Crawford (SF)
2B: Jake Cronenworth (SD)
3B: Eduardo Escobar (ARI)
1B: Max Muncy (LAD)
SS: Trea Turner (WSH)
OF: Mookie Betts (LAD)*
OF: Bryan Reynolds (PIT)
OF: Kyle Schwarber (WSH)*
OF: Juan Soto (WSH)
OF: Chris Taylor (LAD)
Starting Pitchers
RHP-s: Corbin Burnes (MIL)
RHP-s: Yu Darvish (SD)*
RHP-s: Jacob deGrom (NYM)#
RHP-s: Kevin Gausman (SF)^
RHP-s: Germán Márquez (COL)
LHP-s: Trevor Rogers (MIA)
RHP-s: Zack Wheeler (PHI)
RHP-s: Brandon Woodruff (MIL)^
Relievers
LHP-r: Josh Hader (MIL)
RHP-r: Craig Kimbrel (CHC)
RHP-r: Mark Melancon (SD)
RHP-r: Alex Reyes (STL)
Replacements
RHP-s: Walker Buehler (LAD)
3B: Manny Machado (SD)
C: Yadier Molina (STL)*
C: Omar Narváez (MIL) (replacing Yadier Molina)
RHP-s: Freddy Peralta (MIL)
RHP-s: Max Scherzer (WSH) (He is going to start.)
3B: Justin Turner (LAD)
RHP-s: Taijuan Walker (NYM)
Managers & Coaches
Manager: Dave Roberts (LAD)
Coach: Bud Black (COL)
Honorary Coach: Reggie Smith (LAD)
NOTE: A player with bold has played in this All-Star Game.
NOTE: A player with underline does not play in this All-Star Game.
NOTE: A player with italics and strikethrough is not going to play for this All-Star Game for any of these reasons:
^: Starting and pitching "extensively" on Sunday, July 11
*: Injuries
#: Personal reasons (paternity leave, do not want to play, etc.)
Lineups[]
American League[]
- Shohei Ohtani (P) (changes to DH in the 3rd inning after he is "taken out" as a pitcher)
- J.D. Martinez (pinch-hitting for Shohei Ohtani in the T5th inning) (DH in the B5th inning)
- Nelson Cruz (pinch-hitting in the T9th inning) (DH in the B9th inning)
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1B)
- Matt Olson (1B) (B5th inning)
- Xander Bogaerts (SS)
- Bo Bichette (SS) (B5th inning)
- Tim Anderson (SS) (B8th inning)
- Aaron Judge (RF)
- Joey Gallo (RF) (B5th inning)
- Rafael Devers (3B)
- Jose Ramirez (3B) (B5th inning)
- Joey Wendle (3B) (B7th inning)
- Marcus Semien (2B)
- Whit Merrifield (pinch-hitting in the T6th inning) (2B in the B6th inning)
- Salvador Perez (C)
- Mike Zunino (C) (B5th inning)
- Teoscar Hernandez (LF)
- Jared Walsh (pinch-hitting in the T6th inning) (LF in the B6th inning)
- Cedric Mullins (CF)
- Adolis Garcia (CF) (B6th inning)
NOTE: The American League can use the DH after Shohei Ohtani is taken out. That includes Shohei Ohtani coming back by himself as a DH.
National League[]
- Fernando Tatis Jr. (SS)
- Brandon Crawford (SS) (T4th inning)
- Trea Turner (SS) (T7th inning)
- Max Muncy (DH)
- Justin Turner (pinch-hitting in the B6th inning) (DH in the T7th inning)
- Nolan Arenado (3B)
- Manny Machado (3B) (T5th inning)
- Eduardo Escobar (3B) (T7th inning)
- Freddie Freeman (1B)
- Jake Cronenworth (1B) (T6th inning)
- Nick Castellanos (RF)
- Juan Soto (RF) (T5th inning)
- Jesse Winker (LF)
- Kris Bryant (LF) (T6th inning)
- J.T. Realmuto (C)
- Omar Narvaez (C) (T6th inning)
- Bryan Reynolds (CF)
- Chris Taylor (2B) (T6th inning)
- Adam Frazier (2B)
- Ozzie Albies (2B) (T6th inning)
Pitchers[]
American League[]
- Shohei Ohtani (starting, 1st inning)
- Lance Lynn (2nd inning)
- Kyle Gibson (3rd inning)
- Nathan Eovaldi (4th inning)
- Gregory Soto (5th inning)
- Chris Bassitt (6th inning)
- Andrew Kittredge (7th inning)
- Matt Barnes (8th inning)
- Liam Hendriks (9th inning, closing)
National League[]
- Max Scherzer (starting, 1st inning)
- Corbin Burnes (2nd-3rd innings)
- German Marquez (4th inning)
- Trevor Rogers (5th inning)
- Taijuan Walker (6th inning)
- Freddy Peralta (7th inning)
- Mark Melancon (8th inning)
- Alex Reyes (8th inning with 1 out)
- Craig Kimbrel (9th inning)
- Zack Wheeler (9th inning with 2 outs)
Notable Happenings[]
- Adam Frazier makes a great running stop to rob a potential Shohei Ohtani hit in the 1st inning.
- MLB.com Film Room: https://www.mlb.com/video/frazier-robs-ohtani
- Shohei Ohtani puts on a great performance as a starter in the 1st inning.
- The AL All-Stars have scored first in the 2nd inning.
- Shohei Ohtani is the first MLB player ever to be "taken out of the game" as a pitcher but comes back as a designated hitter in the same game (a self-substitution).
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (the son of the Hall of Famer) hits a homer in the 3rd inning. His home run is the 200th in the whole MLB All-Star history. He is the 2nd youngest player to hit a home run in ASG at 22 years, 119 days old. The Guerreros are the 3rd father-son duo to hit a homer in MLB ASG history (Bobby & Barry Bonds, the Griffeys).
- Video on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1415115253013168131
- About his achievement on his young age on a Twitter post: https://twitter.com/MLBStats/status/1415115060868009987
- YouTube with Tatis Jr. mic'd up (Vlad Jr.'s "father & son" rival): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETpI3kqxnHM
- Father & Son: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swp2moMKiGA
- After Shohei Ohtani is out of the game by substitution, Vlad Jr. hits his 2nd RBI via groundout in the 5th inning.
- J.T. Realmuto (replacement for Buster Posey) gets the NL All-Stars on the board with his solo homer in the 5th inning.
- Video on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1415125632678338561
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc_dNSKrxzQ
- Mike Zunino (replacing the 2021 Home Run Derby participant) hits his solo homer to extend the AL All-Stars' lead in the 6th inning.
- Video on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1415129265201418240
- After Chris Bassitt has given up a single and 2 walks to load the bases with 2 outs, he successfully gets out of the jam in the 6th inning.
- Freddy Peralta strikes out all 3 AL batters swinging in the 7th inning.
- Post from Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLBStats/status/1415135181921468421
- After Matt Barnes has given up 2 singles and a walk to load the bases with 2 outs, he successfully gets out of the jam in the 8th inning.
- Jared Walsh is the regular 1st baseman for the Angels (Shohei Ohtani's teammate). He plays as the left fielder instead because the AL does not have any left fielders left. He never plays as an outfielder in his MLB career. While Matt Barnes is behind 3-0 against Kris Bryant, Jared Walsh makes a great sliding catch on a shallow flyball to take a hit away from Kris Bryant and to save at least 2 runs from the NL.
- Video on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1415144105294843906
- Shohei Ohtani did the same thing when he actually was labeled as a left fielder in an Angels' game this year.
Highlights[]
AL 5 - NL 2
MLB.com Recap (Wrap, Box, Plays, and Videos): https://www.mlb.com/gameday/al-all-stars-vs-nl-all-stars/2021/07/13/634675
YouTube Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ufMiwkl6_Q
Baseball Reference from Sports Reference: https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/2021-allstar-game.shtml
Baseball Savant Final ASG Stats: https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/gamefeed?gamePk=634675
CBS Sports Highlights: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/2021-mlb-all-star-game-score-takeaways-al-beats-nl-for-eighth-straight-time-vladimir-guerrero-jr-goes-deep/live/
ESPN Highlights (Box, Play-by-Play, and Videos): https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore/_/gameId/401227036
Video Story from MLB.com: https://stories.mlb.com/live/634675.html
MLB.com Summary: https://www.mlb.com/news/al-wins-eighth-straight-all-star-game-over-nl
MLB.com 15 Facts: https://www.mlb.com/news/all-star-game-2021-fun-facts
MLB.com 10 Moments: https://www.mlb.com/news/2021-mlb-all-star-game-highlights
ASG Pitchers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6or1H_B2hI
Mic'd Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwgFq5xUX1c
Shohei Ohtani (both HRD and ASG, two-way player): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG7NwuXcGiU
Achievements[]
- MVP: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
- He is the youngest All-Star MVP in MLB All-Star history (22yrs, 119d).
- Winning Pitcher: Shohei Ohtani
- He is the winning pitcher because the AL scored in the Top 2nd inning when he is still considered a pitcher during that time.
- Pitcher that makes a Save: Liam Hendriks
- He is considered the best reliever & closer in the 2021 MLB season.
- He is Australian.
- The American League has won 8 straight MLB All-Star Games.
- 8 Years shown on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1415158834901962755
References[]
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game
- MLB.com: https://www.mlb.com/all-star
- Roster: https://www.mlb.com/news/2021-all-star-game-rosters and https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/2021-mlb-all-star-game-manny-machado-tim-anderson-max-scherzer-headline-players-named-as-replacements/ (with replacements) and https://www.mlb.com/news/2021-mlb-all-stars-team-by-team-breakdown (by team) and https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/2021-mlb-all-star-game-rosters-ohtani-makes-history-degrom-altuve-among-players-skipping-game/ (with managers)
- Intro in YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foKqqiqlxRY
- MLB.com Gameday: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/al-all-stars-vs-nl-all-stars/2021/07/13/634675
