MLB All-Star game will be held on July 15th
In just a week, fans of baseball will be cheering not to their own teams, but to their favorite players among the league as the MLB All-Star game is scheduled to take place on July 15th at Yankee Stadium.
The roster for both leagues is ready, with the following players as starters:
American League:
Joe Mauer (Twins), Kevin Youkilis (Red Sox), Dustin Pedroia (Red Sox), Alex Rodriguez (Yankees), Derek Jeter (Yankees), Josh Hamilton (Rangers), Manny Ramirez (Red Sox), and Ichiro Suzuki (Mariners).
National League:
Geovany Soto (Cubs), Lance Berkman (Astros), Chase Utley (Phillies), Chipper Jones (Braves), Hanley Ramirez (Marlins), Ryan Braun (Brewers), Kosuke Fukudome (Cubs) and Alfonso Soriano (Cubs).
As we can see, Red Sox and Cubs are the two teams with the most players (7 each) among the 30 teams in both leagues.
Rosters were announced yesterday, with Alex Rodriguez leading the voting at the American league, while Chase Utley leading the voting at the National league. Rodriguez is just one of the two players at the game with 12 appearances, the other one being Manny Ramirez, both on the American league, while at the National league Alfonso Soriano is the one with the most with 7.
Bad news came to Mike Mussina (Yankees) and Mike Lowell (Red Sox) as none were selected in despite of being part of the main attraction of both of their teams.
I am personally giving the win to the American League, but anything can happen and guys like Chase Utley can turn the tables in favor of the Nationals, so, if you want to place a bet, the time is now, get in touch with your local bookie and watch the game in a few days with a little more of action that just watching who wins or who losses.