Before it was filled with excited fans, from afternoon workouts to standing shoulder-to-shoulder playing baseballs and home run derby rain falling on them, T-Mobile hosted the pennants for the 2023 MLB All-Star Game on Monday. morning.
American League manager Dusty Baker of the Astros and National League manager Rob Thompson announced their starting lineups for Tuesday’s game, offering their starting plugs for the event – the Yankees’ Gerrit Cole and the Diamondbacks’ Zach Gallen.
To some extent, the last time an All-Star Game featured starters from the Yankees and D’Bucks was the 2001 game at then-Safeco Field when Roger Clemens and Randy Johnson started the game.
Baker was expected to opt for Mariners ace Luis Castillo to start the game at home, but went with Cole, who is 9-2 on the season with a 2.85 ERA.
Baker’s starting lineup did not include Julio Rodriguez as a replacement for Jordan Alvarez or Aaron Judge.
American League Standings:
- Marcus Semin, 2B
- Shohei Ohtani, DH
- Randy Arrozarena, LF
- Corey Seager, SS
- Yandy Diaz, 1 b
- Adolis Garcia, C.F
- Austin Hays, L.F
- Josh Jung, 3 b
- Jonas Haim, c
Thomson’s choice to go with Galen was quite obvious. The Arizona right-hander has an 11-3 record with a 3.04 ERA in 19 starts. He struck out 125 batters and walked 23 in 118 1/3 innings.
Thompson’s lineup was loaded by the Braves.
National League Lineup:
- Ronald Acuna, C.F
- Freddie Freeman, 1 b
- Mookie Betts, CF
- J.D. Martinez, DH
- Nolan Arenado, 3b
- Luis Arez, 2b
- Sean Murphy, c
- Corbin Carroll, L.F
- Orlando Arcia, SS
This story will be updated.
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