ASG deep dive: 11 enjoyable details on this yr’s rosters

It’ll be a star-studded group on the sphere subsequent Tuesday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. By definition, the All-Star Game offered by Mastercard all the time places the sport’s prime gamers on show, after all, and this yr isn’t any exception. With full All-Star rosters introduced Sunday, it’s time to dig into the related context.

Here are 11 stats & details concerning the 2023 All-Star rosters.

Reserves revealed
• The Braves cleared the path with eight All-Stars — Bryce Elder, Spencer Strider, Sean Murphy, Ozzie Albies, Orlando Arcia, Matt Olson, Austin Riley and Ronald Acuña Jr. That’s their most in a season in franchise historical past, surpassing 2003 and 1997, once they had seven.

• Only six groups have had greater than eight All-Stars in a yr, all of these have been AL golf equipment. The Braves’ eight All-Stars tie the 2008 Cubs, 1960 Pirates, 1956 Reds and 1943 Cardinals for probably the most All-Stars for an NL membership in a season.

• Six of these Braves are place gamers, tied for the third-most by a crew in a yr, behind solely the 1976 Reds and 1939 Yankees, every with seven. Before these Braves, the final crew with no less than six have been the 2008 Red Sox. Before that? Not because the 1978 Red Sox.

• The Rangers have the second-most, with six All-Stars. That’s tied for his or her second-most in franchise historical past with 2010, behind solely 2012, once they had eight. Of this yr’s six, 4 are starters, which will probably be their most in a single All-Star Game, surpassing 2012 (three) — which was additionally the final time even a single Rangers participant began the All-Star Game.

• This is Clayton Kershaw’s tenth All-Star choice, tying Pee Wee Reese for many in Dodgers historical past. Kershaw’s tenth season on an All-Star roster ties Steve Carlton, Randy Johnson and Tom Glavine for fifth-most amongst pitchers, behind solely Warren Spahn (14), Mariano Rivera (13), Tom Seaver (12) and Roger Clemens (11).

• For the third yr in a row, Shohei Ohtani is in as each a hitter — voted the AL’s beginning DH — and a pitcher. In 2021, he was the primary participant to be on the All-Star crew as a hitter and pitcher, and now he’s finished it thrice.

Starting squads
• As introduced Thursday, Mike Trout is a starter. It’s his eleventh All-Star choice total, and he’s 31 years previous. He’s considered one of eight gamers to make no less than 11 All-Star groups by his age-31 season, becoming a member of Johnny Bench (12), Al Kaline (12), Mickey Mantle (12), Ken Griffey Jr. (11), Alex Rodriguez (11), Rod Carew (11) and Henry Aaron (11).

• Josh Jung and Corbin Carroll would be the second duo of rookies to start out the identical All-Star Game, becoming a member of Kosuke Fukudome and Geovany Soto in 2008. Those two have been Cubs teammates, which means this would be the first time that every All-Star squad has a rookie starter. These rookies don’t come round too usually — the final rookie to start out an ASG at any place was Aaron Judge in 2017.

• Speaking of Jung, he’s in a very choose group at third base. ​​He will probably be simply the second rookie third baseman to start out an All-Star Game, becoming a member of 1949 Eddie Kazak, per the Elias Sports Bureau.

• One extra word on the Braves, who’ve three starters. This would be the first time they’ve three or extra non-pitcher starters since 1960. That yr, that they had 4: Henry Aaron, Joe Adcock, Del Crandall and Eddie Mathews.

• Freddie Freeman would be the third Dodgers first baseman to start out an All-Star Game, becoming a member of Steve Garvey (seven instances) and Gil Hodges (1951). He’s considered one of three Dodgers starters, with Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez. This would be the first time the Dodgers have three or extra non-pitcher starters since 1980, once they had 4 in Garvey, Davey Lopes, Bill Russell and Reggie Smith.