Today, Major League Baseball announced the rosters for the 2013 All-Star Game. The rosters for each squad run 35 players deep, however, only 34 players were announced as each league will have a final representative who will be selected by a fan vote.
Per MLB rules, starting pitchers who pitch Sunday, July 14, are not eligible to pitch in the All-Star Game itself which will be played at Citi Field in New York on Tuesday, July 16. The MLB Futures Game will be played at Citi Field on Sunday, July 14th while the Home Run Derby will be played on Monday evening, July 15th.
Here is your 2013 American League MLB All-Star Game roster:
AL Starters:
C Joe Mauer, Twins
1B Chris Davis, Orioles
2B Robinson Cano, Yankees
SS J.J. Hardy, Orioles
3B Miguel Cabrera, Tigers
OF Mike Trout, Angels
OF Adam Jones, Orioles
OF Jose Bautista, Blue Jays
DH David Ortiz, Red Sox
AL Pitchers:
RHP Max Scherzer, Tigers
RHP Felix Hernandez, Mariners
RHP Clay Buchholz, Red Sox
LHP Brett Cecil, Blue Jays
RHP Justin Verlander, Tigers
RHP Justin Masterson, Indians
LHP Chris Sale, White Sox
RHP Mariano Rivera, Yankees
RHP Bartolo Colon, Athletics
RHP Yu Darvish, Rangers
RHP Hisashi Iwakuma, Mariners
RHP Jesse Crain, White Sox
RHP Joe Nathan, Rangers
LHP Glen Perkins, Twins
American League Reserves:
1B Prince Fielder, Tigers
OF Torii Hunter, Tigers
SS Jhonny Peralta, Tigers
2B Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox
OF Nelson Cruz, Rangers
UTIL Ben Zobrist, Rays
C Jason Castro, Astros
1B Edwin Encarnacion, Blue Jays
OF Alex Gordon, Royals
2B Jason Kipnis, Indians
3B Manny Machado, Orioles
C Salvador Perez, Royals
Chris Davis received the most votes in the American League voting.
The final roster spot, which will be voted on by the fans includes:
RHP Joaquin Benoit, Tigers
RHP Steve Delabar, Blue Jays
RHP David Robertson, Yankees
RHP Tanner Scheppers, Rangers
RHP Koji Uehara, Red Sox
You can vote for your favorite by clicking here.