The 2024 MLB All-Star will be played on Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas.
Globe Life Field will be where baseball’s brightest stars will showcase the best of their talent in the Midsummer Classic.
Of course the Cleveland Guardians, being the best team in the American League, will be well represented with five All-Stars: Jose Ramirez, Steven Kwan, David Fry, Emmanuel Clase, and Josh Naylor.
Two of them, J-Ram and Kwan, were selected by fans to be starters.
MLB insider Jeff Passan has revealed the American League lineup for Tuesday night.
American League All-Star starting lineup:
Steven Kwan LF
Gunnar Henderson SS
Juan Soto RF
Aaron Judge CF
Yordan Alvarez DH
Jose Ramirez 3B
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B
Adley Rutschman C
Marcus Semien 2BCorbin Burnes will be the starting pitcher for the AL.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 15, 2024
Kwan will be, unsurprisingly, the leadoff hitter for the junior circuit.
There might not be a better player to open a lineup than Kwan right now, and we are talking MLB-wide.
His blend of contact, speed, and ability to take walks is almost unmatched.
Those skills and tools have allowed him to lead the American League in batting average so far with a .352 mark.
He is also getting on base at a .407 clip and has career-high marks in slugging percentage (.512), OPS (.920) and home runs (nine).
With Gunnar Henderson, Juan Soto, and Aaron Judge hitting right behind him, the odds of Kwan scoring at least one run are quite high.
After Judge, the AL has Yordan Alvarez and Ramirez, who will be sixth in the batting order.
The diminutive infielder has been big in Cleveland for years, and is hitting a cool .271/.324/.518 with 23 home runs, 77 RBI and a .842 OPS.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Adley Rutschman and Marcus Semien complete the American League’s incredible lineup.
We will also see, in all likelihood, Naylor and Fry enter the game at some point, and Clase will probably showcase his amazing cutter as well.
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