MLB All-Star Game 2016

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MLB All-Star Game 2016
1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
National League 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 1
American League 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 4th 8th 1
date July 12, 2016
Venue PETCO Park
city San Diego , California
Manager National League - Terry Collins ( NYM )
American League - Ned Yost ( KC )
MVP Eric Hosmer ( KC )
Visitors 42,386
First pitch Randy Jones

MLB All-Star Game

The MLB All-Star Game 2016 was the 87th edition of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game between the selection teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). It took place on July 12, 2016 at PETCO Park , the stadium of the San Diego Padres in San Diego . The American League beat the National League 4-2 runs and thus secured home rights in the 2016 World Series .

Player choice

From April 24, 2016, fans could vote online for the participants in both leagues in the All-Star Game. The vote ran until June 30, 2016 and everyone was entitled to vote 35 times, but a maximum of five times within 24 hours. The players who get the most votes in their respective position are on the starting grid for their respective league.

Installation (roster)

The result of the election led to the following planned constellations.

American League

starter
position Player team All-Star Games
C. Salvador Perez KC 4th
1B Eric Hosmer KC 1
2 B José Altuve HOU 4th
3B Manny Machado BAL 3
SS Xander Bogaerts BOS 1
OF Mike Trout LAA 5
OF Jackie Bradley Jr. BOS 1
OF Mookie Betts BOS 1
DH David Ortiz BOS 10
reserve
position Player team All-Star Games
C. Stephen Vogt OAK 2
C. Matt Wieters BAL 4th
1B Miguel Cabrera DET 11
2 B Robinson Canó SEA 7th
3B Josh Donaldson GOAL 3
SS Eduardo Núñez MIN 1
SS Francisco Lindor CLE 1
OF Carlos Beltran NYY 9
OF Ian Desmond TEX 2
OF Mark Trumbo BAL 2
DH Edwin Encarnación GOAL 3
Pitcher
Player team All-Star Games
Dellin Betances NYY 3
Brad Brach BAL 1
Zach Britton BAL 2
Álex Colomé TB 1
Wade Davis 1 KC 2
Marco Estrada 2 GOAL 1
Cole Hamels TEX 4th
Will Harris HOU 1
Kelvin Herrera KC 2
Craig Kimbrel 3 BOS 5
Corey Kluber 2 CLE 1
Andrew Miller NYY 1
José Quintana 4 CWS 1
Danny Salazar CLE 1
Chris Sale CWS 5
Aaron Sanchez 3 GOAL 1
Steven Wright BOS 1

1 Wade Davis is injured.
2 Corey Kluber replaces the injured Marco Estrada in the AL squad.
3 Aaron Sanchez replaces the injured Craig Kimbrel in the AL roster.
4 José Quintana replaces the injured Danny Salazar in the AL squad.

National League

starter
position Player team All-Star Games
C. Buster Posey SF 4th
1B Anthony Rizzo CHC 3
2 B Ben Zobrist CHC 3
3B Kris Bryant CHC 2
SS Addison Russell CHC 1
OF Yoenis Céspedes * NYM 2
OF Dexter Fowler * CHC 1
OF Bryce Harper WSH 4th
reserve
position Player team All-Star Games
C. Jonathan Lucroy Mil 2
C. Wilson Ramos WSH 1
1B Paul Goldschmidt ARI 4th
1B Wil Myers SD 1
2 B Daniel Murphy WSH 2
3B Nolan Arenado COL 2
3B Matt Carpenter * STL 3
SS Corey Seager LAD 1
OF Adam Duvall CIN 1
OF Carlos González COL 3
OF Odubel Herrera PHI 1
OF Marcell Ozuna MIA 1
Pitcher
Player team All-Star Games
Jake Arrieta CHC 1
Madison Bumgarner 1 SF 4th
Bartolo Colón 1 NYM 4th
Johnny Cueto SF 2
Jeurys Familia NYM 1
José Fernández MIA 2
Kenley Jansen LAD 1
Clayton Kershaw 2 LAD 6th
Jon Lester CHC 4th
Mark Melancon PIT 3
Drew Pomeranz 3 SD 1
AJ Ramos MIA 1
Fernando Rodney MIA 3
Max Scherzer 4 WSH 4th
Stephen Strasburg 4 WSH 2
Noah Syndergaard 3 NYM 1
Julio Tehran ATL 2

* Yoenis Céspedes, Dexter Fowler and Matt Carpenter are injured.
1 Bartolo Colón replaces Madison Bumgarner in the NL squad.
2 Clayton Kershaw is injured.
3 Drew Pomeranz replaces the injured Noah Syndergaard in the NL squad.
4 Max Scherzer replaces the injured Stephen Strasburg in the NL squad.

Game details

Eric Hosmer of the Kansas City Royals has been named the MVP of the All-Star Game
Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant scored a home run for the NL in the first inning

Starting grid

NL AL
Batting order player team position Batting order player team position
1 Ben Zobrist CHC 2 B 1 José Altuve HOU 2 B
2 Bryce Harper WSH RF 2 Mike Trout LAA CF
3 Kris Bryant CHC 3B 3 Manny Machado BAL 3B
4th Wil Myers SD DH 4th David Ortiz BOS DH
5 Buster Posey SF C. 5 Xander Bogaerts BOS SS
6th Anthony Rizzo CHC 1B 6th Eric Hosmer KC 1B
7th Marcell Ozuna MIA CF 7th Mookie Betts BOS RF
8th Carlos González COL LF 8th Salvador Perez KC C.
9 Addison Russell CHC SS 9 Jackie Bradley Jr. BOS LF
Johnny Cueto SF P Chris Sale CWS P

Pitcher

NL AL
player team IP H HE SO MR player team IP H HE SO MR
Johnny Cueto SF 1.2 5 3 1 2 Chris Sale CWS 1.0 1 1 1 1
José Fernández MIA 1.1 2 1 1 0 Corey Kluber CLE 1.0 0 0 1 0
Drew Pomeranz SD 1.0 1 0 0 0 Cole Hamels TEX 1.0 2 0 1 0
Julio Tehran ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0 Aaron Sanchez GOAL 1.0 2 1 0 0
Max Scherzer WSH 1.0 0 0 1 0 José Quintana CWS 1.0 1 0 1 0
Jon Lester CHC 0.2 0 0 0 0 Kelvin Herrera KC 1.0 0 0 1 0
Mark Melancon PIT 0.1 0 0 0 0 Dellin Betances NYY 1.0 1 0 2 0
Fernando Rodney MIA 0.2 0 0 1 0 Andrew Miller NYY 0.2 2 0 1 0
Kenley Jansen LAD 0.1 0 0 1 0 Will Harris HOU 0.1 0 0 1 0
Zach Britton BAL 1.0 1 0 0 0
TOTAL 8.0 8th 4th 5 2 TOTAL 9.0 10 2 9 1

Box score

July 12, 2016 -  PETCO Park , San Diego
team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
National League 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 1
American League 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 4th 8th 1

Starting Pitchers : NL - Johnny Cueto   AL - Chris Sale    WP : Corey Kluber    LP : Johnny Cueto   SV : Zach Britton  

HRs :   NL - Kris Bryant   AL - Eric Hosmer , Salvador Pérez

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ MLB awards 2016 All-Star Game to San Diego. usatoday.com, January 15, 2015, accessed April 27, 2015 .
  2. ↑ MLB All-Star Game 2016: Ballot released, available online. Sporting News, April 24, 2016, accessed June 27, 2016 .
  3. ↑ All-Star Rosters packed with dynamic talent. mlb.com, July 5, 2016, accessed July 7, 2016 .