Phillies Third Baseman Alec Bohm Named All-Star Starter

Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm expresses his emotions after being announced as an All-Star starter for the National League. The Philadelphia Phillies are sending three infielders to the MLB All-Star Game later this month, as Bryce Harper, Trea Turner, and Alec Bohm were among the starters named for the Midsummer Classic on Wednesday evening. Turner won out over Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts in a close vote -- although Betts wouldn't be able to play in the game because of a broken left hand. Meanwhile, Bohm will be making his first All-Star start after having won 70% of the final voting over San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado.

Harper, the National League's leading vote-getter, is currently nursing a left hamstring injury but is expected to play in the game. 'It's great for the organization,' Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. The announcement of the All-Star starters came after phase 2 voting closed Wednesday afternoon. It featured the top two vote-getters at each position from phase 1 squaring off, with the loser relegated to potential reserve duty. All-Star reserves will be announced Sunday at 5:30 p.m.

ET on ESPN. 'Hopefully [second baseman Bryson] Stott makes it as well,' Thomson said. 'Atlanta had it last year where all four of their infielders made it.' The New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Cleveland Guardians, Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers, and Padres each have two starters representing their respective teams. For the American League, the Yankees' Aaron Judge and Juan Soto will start together in the outfield, along with the Guardians' Steven Kwan, who is making his first All-Star appearance and the first for a Cleveland outfielder since Juan Gonzalez in 2001. The Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

will start at first base, with the Astros' Jose Altuve at second, the Orioles' Gunnar Henderson at shortstop, and the Guardians' Jose Ramirez at third. This is Altuve's ninth selection, while Henderson becomes the third-youngest AL shortstop to win the fan voting behind Carlos Correa, who was 22 in 2017, and Alex Rodriguez, who started at 21 years old in 1997. The O's Adley Rutschman won the voting behind the plate, and the Astros' Yordan Alvarez did the same at designated hitter. Alvarez narrowly beat out Baltimore DH Ryan O'Hearn in final voting, 52% to 48%. For the NL, joining Harper, Turner, and Bohm in the infield will be Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte, while the Brewers' Christian Yelich will start alongside Padres teammates Jurickson Profar and Fernando Tatis Jr.

in the outfield. Profar and Tatis are the first Padres outfielders to earn election since Tony Gwynn in 1999. They also were involved in the closest phase 2 race, as they narrowly beat out Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez and Phillies outfielder Brandon Marsh for starting jobs. Brewers catcher William Contreras will start behind the plate, becoming the first Milwaukee catcher to earn election since Ted Simmons in 1983. Meanwhile, Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani gets the nod at designated hitter.

It's Ohtani's fourth straight start at DH, becoming the first player to accomplish that feat. The starters for the 2024 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard have been unveiled. Here's who will be taking the field for the American League and National League in the Midsummer Classic on July 16 at Globe Life Field. The results of the fan vote to determine this year's All-Star starters were announced on Wednesday on ESPN. The players elected alongside Yankees slugger Aaron Judge and Phillies star Bryce Harper -- who had already earned automatic bids as each league's leading vote-getter in Phase 1 of voting -- include both the game's biggest superstars, like Shohei Ohtani, and electric first-time All-Stars like Gunnar Henderson.

Ten different teams are represented in this year's All-Star starting lineups, with the Phillies leading the way with three representatives, the Yankees, Orioles, Astros, Guardians, Brewers, and Padres sending two each, and the Blue Jays, Dodgers, and D-backs sending one. There are eight players who were elected starters by the fans for the first time. The complete 2024 All-Star rosters, including pitchers and position player reserves for both teams, will be revealed on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. These are your All-Star Game starters for 2024.

Catcher: Adley Rutschman, Orioles (1st starter election) The Orioles' superstar duo -- Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson -- will be first-time starters alongside each other in the All-Star Game. Rutschman is an All-Star for a second time after being a reserve on the 2023 AL squad, and he's having his best season yet in 2024. The 26-year-old is batting .291 with 15 home runs and 55 RBIs for the first-place O's. Runner-up: Salvador Perez, Royals First base: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays (3rd starter election) Vlad Jr. is an All-Star for the fourth year in a row, and a starter for the third time in those four years.

The defending Home Run Derby champion will look to put his power on display in the Midsummer Classic, where he's homered once before, in his first All-Star Game in 2021. Guerrero is batting .298 with 13 home runs and an .848 OPS this season. Runner-up: Ryan Mountcastle, Orioles Second base: Jose Altuve, Astros (6th starter election) Altuve, who's batting .308 with 13 homers and 13 stolen bases, is an All-Star for the ninth time in his career and a starter for the sixth time. He's one of only four active players to be voted in by the fans as a starter at least six times, along with Mike Trout (10), Harper (seven) and Judge (six). All of Altuve's starter elections have come as a second baseman; he's behind only Roberto Alomar (nine), Ryne Sandberg (nine) and Joe Morgan (seven) in that category.

Runner-up: Marcus Semien, Rangers Shortstop: Gunnar Henderson, Orioles (1st starter election) Henderson has a case as the best all-around player in baseball this year, and he was able to beat out his fellow shortstop phenom Bobby Witt Jr. to make his first career All-Star Game in what was arguably the most star-studded race on the ballot. The 23-year-old is batting .288 with 26 home runs, 13 stolen bases and a .983 OPS and has been the catalyst of the O's offense all season. Sign up to receive our weekly Ben's Biz newsletter to stay updated on Minor League Baseball business and culture Runner-up: Bobby Witt Jr., Royals Third base: Jos? Ram?rez, Guardians (3rd starter election) Ram?rez is now a six-time All-Star but a starter for the first time since his first two Midsummer Classics in 2017 and '18. The 31-year-old has led the Guardians to the top of the AL Central, with 23 home runs, 15 stolen bases and 76 RBIs, and will start the 2024 All-Star Game alongside teammate Steven Kwan.

Cleveland is one of four AL teams with multiple starters, along with the Orioles, Yankees, and Astros. Runner-up: Jordan Westburg, Orioles Designated hitter: Yordan Alvarez, Astros (1st starter election) Alvarez has been one of the most feared sluggers in baseball for several years now, but this will be his first All-Star Game start, after he made the AL squad as a reserve in 2022 and '23. That's what happens when you play in the same league as Shohei Ohtani, who started the last three All-Star Games at DH for the AL before jumping to the NL this year. That opened the door for Alvarez, who's batting .297 with 18 homers and a .910 OPS for the red-hot Astros. Runner-up: Ryan O'Hearn, Oriole