2013 MLB All Star Game: AL Roster Unveiled

Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder make a tough pairing in any lineup and both have been named to the AL All Star Game roster. (Image Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports)

Major League Baseball’s annual All Star Game will be played in just a few weeks, on July 16th at Citi Field in New York. Earlier this evening the roster were unveiled for each league and they are loaded with talent. The American League side will be skippered by Detroit’s Jim Leyland and he’ll have a host of familiar faces to work with, as six Tigers made they way onto the squad.

StartersCatcher: Joe Mauer, Minnesota TwinsFirst Base: Chris Davis, Baltimore OriolesSecond Base: Robinson Cano, New York YankeesThird Base: Miguel Cabrera, Detroit TigersShortstop: J.J. Hardy, Baltimore OriolesOutfield: Mike Trout, Los Angeles AngelsOutfield: Adam Jones, Baltimore OriolesOutfield: Jose Bautista, Toronto Blue JaysDesignated Hitter: David Ortiz, Boston Red SoxPitchersClay Buchholz, Boston Red SoxBrett Cecil, Toronto Blue JaysBartolo Colon, Oakland AthleticsJesse Crain, Chicago White SoxYu Darvish, Texas RangersFelix Hernandez, Seattle MarinersHisashi Iwakuma, Seattle MarinersJustin Masterson, Cleveland IndiansJoe Nathan, Texas RangersGlen Perkins, Minnesota TwinsMariano Rivera, New York YankeesChris Sale, Chicago White SoxMax Scherzer, Detroit TigersJustin Verlander, Detroit TigersCatchersJason Castro, Houston AstrosSalvador Perez, Kansas City RoyalsInfieldersPrince Fielder, Detroit TigersJason Kipnis, Cleveland IndiansDustin Pedroia, Boston Red SoxBen Zobrist, Tampa Bay RaysJhonny Peralta, Detroit TigersManny Machado, Baltimore OriolesOutfieldersNelson Cruz, Texas RangersAlex Gordon, Kansas City RoyalsTorii Hunter, Detroit TigersDesignated HitterEdwin Encarnacion, Toronto Blue Jays

While Detoit leads the way with six players making the roster, the Orioles impressed with a trio of starters being named to the roster. The team nearly had a fourth in that starting lineup, with Nick Markakis coming close in fan voting but it’d seem he failed to do enough to warrant a spot off the bench (for now). Either way, both clubs will be well represented in the game and the AL will have one heck of a formidable lineup for the NL squad to contend with.

There will be one more addition to the above group, pending the results of the fan voting for the final spot on the roster. In the AL it will be another reliever, as all five candidates are bullpen options: Joaquin Benoit (Detroit), Steve Delabar (Toronto), Koji Uehara (Boston), David Robertson (New York), and Tanner Scheppers (Texas). Fans can vote at mlb.com between now and 4:00 PM EST Thursday.