It’s once again almost time for that game in the middle of a baseball season that no one really cares about because it means noting—err…I mean it’s almost time for the 2012 MLB All-Star Game.
And to be fair, it might mean a little something. After all, the National League won last year, then St. Louis became the ninth straight home team to win Game 7 in the World Series.
Still, it’s really nothing more than a glorified popularity contest, and based on that supposition, Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton is the most popular guy in the majors, racking up more than 11 million votes from fans.
Here are the rest of the players who made the American and National League rosters for the 2012 MLB All-Star Game on July 10 in Kansas City.
American League roster
| Starters | |
| C | Mike Napoli, TEX |
| 1B | Prince Fielder, DET |
| 2B | Robinson Cano, NYY |
| 3B | Adrian Beltre, TEX |
| SS | Derek Jeter, NYY |
| OF | Josh Hamilton, TEX |
| OF | Curtis Granderson, NYY |
| OF | Jose Bautista, TOR |
| DH | David Ortiz, BOS |
| Pitchers | |
| RHP | Ryan Cook, OAK |
| LHP | Matt Harrison, TEX |
| RHP | Felix Hernandez, SEA |
| RHP | Jim Johnson, BAL |
| RHP | Joe Nathan, TEX |
| RHP | Chris Perez, CLE |
| LHP | David Price, TB |
| RHP | Fernando Rodney, TB |
| LHP | CC Sabathia, NYY |
| LHP | Chris Sale, CWS |
| RHP | Justin Verlander, DET |
| RHP | Jered Weaver, LAA |
| LHP | C.J. Wilson, LAA |
| Reserves | |
| C | Joe Mauer, MIN |
| C | Matt Wieters, BAL |
| SS | Elvis Andrus, TEX |
| SS | Asdrubal Cabrera, CLE |
| 3B | Miguel Cabrera, DET |
| 2B | Ian Kinsler, TEX |
| 1B | Paul Konerko, CWS |
| OF | Adam Jones, BAL |
| OF | Mike Trout, LAA |
| OF | Mark Trumbo, LAA |
| DH | Billy Butler, KC |
| DH | Adam Dunn, CW |
National League roster
| Starters | |
| C | Buster Posey, SF |
| 1B | Joey Votto, CIN |
| 2B | Dan Uggla, ATL |
| SS | Rafael Furcal, STL |
| 3B | Pablo Sandoval, SF |
| OF | Melky Cabrera, SF |
| OF | Carlos Beltran, STL |
| OF | Matt Kemp, LAD |
| Pitchers | |
| RHP | Matt Cain, SF |
| LHP | Aroldis Chapman, CIN |
| RHP | R.A. Dickey, NYM |
| LHP | Gio Gonzalez, WAS |
| LHP | Cole Hamels, PHI |
| RHP | Joel Hanrahan, PIT |
| LHP | Clayton Kershaw, LAD |
| RHP | Craig Kimbrel, ATL |
| RHP | Lance Lynn, STL |
| LHP | Wade Miley, ARI |
| RHP | Jonathan Papelbon, PHI |
| RHP | Stephen Strasburg, WAS |
| RHP | Huston Street, SD |
| Reserves | |
| C | Yadier Molina, STL |
| C | Carlos Ruiz, PHI |
| 1B | Bryan LaHair, CHC |
| 2B | Jose Altuve, HOU |
| SS | Starlin Castro, CHC |
| SS | Ian Desmond, WAS |
| 3B | David Wright, NYM |
| OF | Ryan Braun, MIL |
| OF | Jay Bruce, CIN |
| OF | Carlos Gonzalez, COL |
| OF | Andrew McCutchen, PIT |
| OF | Giancarlo Stanton, MIA |
photo by:
Keith Allison
