MLB.COM: The Baltimore Orioles, locked in a tight race in the American League East, placed three starters on the American League All-Star team, while the Reds, Cardinals and Nationals have two starters apiece on the National League squad.
The Cardinals have five representatives overall, and the Pirates have four. The results of the fan voting plus the managers' picks were announced Saturday on the 2013 MLB All-Star Game Selection Show presented by Taco Bell, televised nationally on FOX and in Canada on Sportsnet.
O's first baseman Chris Davis, who leads the Major Leagues in home runs with 33, will be joined by teammates J.J. Hardy, a shortstop, and Adam Jones, an outfielder, for the Midsummer Classic at Citi Field. Rounding out manager Jim Leyland's AL lineup will be Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera, the defending Triple Crown winner who led all online voting, plus Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano, Twins catcher Joe Mauer, outfielders Mike Trout of the Angels and Jose Bautista of the Blue Jays and designated hitter David Ortiz.
In the NL, Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina and outfielder Carlos Beltran, Reds first baseman Joey Votto and second baseman Brandon Phillips and Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and outfielder Carlos Gonzalez earned starting spots. Completing Giants manager Bruce Bochy's starting lineup will be Mets third baseman David Wright and Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper.
The Tigers lead all teams with a total of six representatives.
Jason Castro of the Astros and Salvador Perez of the Royals will be the reserve catchers. The infielders are Prince Fielder of the Tigers, Jason Kipnis of the Indians, Baltimore's Manny Machado, Dustin Pedroia of the Red Sox, Jhonny Peralta of the Tigers and Ben Zobrist of the Rays. The other designated hitter is Edwin Encarnacion of the Blue Jays, and the outfielders are Nelson Cruz of the Rangers and Alex Gordon of the Royals.
The reserve pitchers are Brett Cecil of the Blue Jays, Yu Darvish and Joe Nathan of the Rangers, Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma of the Mariners, Justin Masterson of the Indians, Mariano Rivera of the Yankees, Chris Sale of the White Sox and Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander of the Tigers. In addition, Leyland has announced that right-hander Bartolo Colon will replace injured Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz and Glen Perkins will replace injured reliever Jesse Crain on the roster.
The NL reserves are Giants catcher Buster Posey, first basemen Paul Goldschmidt (D-backs) and Allen Craig (Cardinals), second basemen Matt Carpenter (Cardinals) and Marco Scutaro (Giants), third baseman Pedro Alvarez (Pirates), shortstops Jean Segura (Brewers) and Everth Cabrera (Padres) and outfielders Michael Cuddyer (Rockies), Domonic Brown (Phillies), Andrew McCutchen (Pirates) and Carlos Gomez (Brewers).
Bochy will choose his starting pitcher from a group including Mets sensation Matt Harvey, Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers, Patrick Corbin of the D-backs, Adam Wainwright of the Cardinals, Jordan Zimmermann of the Nationals, Cliff Lee of the Phillies, Jose Fernandez of the Marlins, Travis Wood of the Cubs, Jeff Locke of the Pirates and Madison Bumgarner of the Giants.
The NL relievers named on Saturday are Jason Grilli of the Pirates, Craig Kimbrel of the Braves and Aroldis Chapman of the Reds.
Now until Thursday, be sure to return to MLB.com and cast your 2013 All-Star Game Final Vote Sponsored by freecreditscore.com for the final player for each League's All-Star roster.
The NL Final Vote candidates are Yasiel Puig and Adrian Gonzalez of the Dodgers, Ian Desmond of the Nationals, Freddie Freeman of the Braves and Hunter Pence of the Giants. In the AL, fans can choose between Joaquin Benoit of the Tigers, Steve Delabar of the Blue Jays, David Robertson of the Yankees, Tanner Scheppers of the Rangers and Koji Uehara of the Red Sox.
And the voting doesn't end there. The final phase of All-Star Game voting will again have fans participating in the official voting for the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet. During the Midsummer Classic, fans will vote exclusively online at MLB.com via the 2013 All-Star Game MLB.com MVP Vote, and their voice will represent 20 percent of the official vote determining the recipient of the Arch Ward Trophy.
The 84th All-Star Game -- to be played at Citi Field in New York on Tuesday, July 16 -- will be televised nationally by FOX Sports, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS, and worldwide by partners in more than 200 countries via MLB International's independent feed. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network and SiriusXM also will also provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information, please visit allstargame.com. Come to MLB.com for extensive online coverage of the All-Star Week festivities.
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