2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 92nd Major League Baseball All-Star Game, held between the American League (AL) and the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball (MLB). The game was hosted by the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. The game was played on July 19,^[1] broadcast nationally by Fox television and ESPN Radio.

2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E American League 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1 National League 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Date	July 19, 2022^[1]
Venue	Dodger Stadium
City	Los Angeles, California
Managers	Dusty Baker (HOU) Brian Snitker (ATL)
MVP	Giancarlo Stanton (NYY)
Attendance	52,518
Ceremonial first pitch	Fernando Valenzuela
Television	Fox (United States) Fox Deportes MLB International (International)
TV announcers	Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci (Fox)^[2] Adrián García Márquez, Edgar González, Carlos Alvarez and Jaime Motta (Fox Deportes) Jason Benetti and Dan Plesac (MLB International)^[3]
Radio	ESPN
Radio announcers	Jon Sciambi and Doug Glanville^[4]
← 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game 2023 →

The American League defeated the National League 3–2, for its ninth straight All-Star Game win.^[5][6]

Coincidentally, the previous time Dodger Stadium hosted the game in 1980, that year's result gave the National League its ninth straight win as well.

Background

Host selection

The Dodgers were awarded the 2022 MLB All-Star Game after the 2020 contest, which they were originally scheduled to host, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.^[7] This marked the first time in 42 years (and fourth time overall) that the Dodgers hosted an All-Star Game, the previous occurrences being in 1949 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn (when the franchise played as the Brooklyn Dodgers), 1959 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, and 1980 at Dodger Stadium.^[8]

Roster selections

The starting rosters for each league's position players plus designated hitter (DH) were determined by fan balloting, which was conducted in two phases. New in 2022, the first-phase top vote-getter for each league automatically received a spot in the starting lineup.^[9] The top two vote-getters for every other non-pitching position and DH advanced to the second phase of voting. There are normally six finalists for the three outfield positions in each league, except when an outfielder is the top vote-getter, in which case there are four finalists for the remaining two outfield positions. Voting does not carry over between phases.^[9]

First phase voting was held from June 8 through June 30, and second phase voting was held from July 5 through July 8. All voting was conducted online, at MLB.com or via the MLB app. Starting players, as selected via voting, were announced on July 8.^[10] Reserve position players and all pitchers—selected "via 'Player Ballot' choices and selections made by the Commissioner’s Office"—were announced on July 10. The final roster size of each team was planned to be 32 players.^[9]

All-Star legacy selections

MLB announced on July 8 that Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera had been added as the 33rd player for the NL and AL, respectively, in celebration of their career achievements. This was the 11th All-Star selection for Pujols and the 12th for Cabrera.^[11]

Logo and uniforms

The 2022 All-Star Game logo was shaped after the hexagonal DodgerVision video boards at Dodger Stadium, with gold-trimmed Art Deco lettering as a nod to Hollywood. This was originally unveiled as the logo for the canceled 2020 All-Star Game, but was ultimately recycled for the 2022 game.^[12] Uniforms for the American League were in dark gray, while uniforms for the National League were in white. Team logos and letters were in gold with black trim. Caps were black featuring each team's logo in gold and black embellishments, along with a gold star.^[13]

Rosters

American League Elected starters Position Player Team All-Star Games C Alejandro Kirk Blue Jays 1 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Blue Jays 2 2B José Altuve^# Astros 8 3B Rafael Devers Red Sox 2 SS Tim Anderson White Sox 2 OF Aaron Judge† Yankees 4 OF Giancarlo Stanton Yankees 5 OF Mike Trout^# Angels 10 DH Shohei Ohtani Angels 2 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C Jose Trevino Yankees 1 1B Luis Arráez Twins 1 1B Ty France^[P] Mariners 1 2B Santiago Espinal^[H] Blue Jays 1 2B Andrés Giménez^[G] Guardians 1 3B José Ramírez Guardians 4 SS Xander Bogaerts Red Sox 4 SS Corey Seager^[E] Rangers 3 OF Andrew Benintendi Royals 1 OF Byron Buxton^[O] Twins 1 OF Julio Rodríguez Mariners 1 OF George Springer^# Blue Jays 4 OF Kyle Tucker Astros 1 DH Yordan Álvarez^# Astros 1 DH J. D. Martinez^[A] Red Sox 5 DH Miguel Cabrera‡ Tigers 12 Pitchers Player Team All-Star Games Paul Blackburn Athletics 1 Emmanuel Clase Guardians 1 Gerrit Cole^# Yankees 5 Nestor Cortés Jr. Yankees 1 Liam Hendriks^[L] White Sox 3 Clay Holmes Yankees 1 Jorge López Orioles 1 Alek Manoah Blue Jays 1 Shane McClanahan Rays 1 Shohei Ohtani Angels 2 Martín Pérez Rangers 1 Jordan Romano^[M] Blue Jays 1 Gregory Soto Tigers 2 Framber Valdez Astros 1 Justin Verlander^# Astros 9

National League Elected starters Position Player Team All-Star Games C Willson Contreras Cubs 3 1B Paul Goldschmidt Cardinals 7 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr.^# Marlins 1 3B Manny Machado Padres 6 SS Trea Turner Dodgers 2 OF Ronald Acuña Jr.† Braves 3 OF Mookie Betts Dodgers 6 OF Joc Pederson Giants 2 DH Bryce Harper^# Phillies 7 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C William Contreras^[C] Braves 1 C Travis d'Arnaud Braves 1 1B Pete Alonso Mets 2 1B Freddie Freeman^[R] Dodgers 6 1B C. J. Cron Rockies 1 2B Jake Cronenworth^[K] Padres 2 2B Jeff McNeil^[J] Mets 2 3B Nolan Arenado^# Cardinals 7 3B Austin Riley^[F] Braves 1 SS Dansby Swanson Braves 1 OF Ian Happ Cubs 1 OF Starling Marte^# Mets 2 OF Kyle Schwarber Phillies 2 OF Juan Soto Nationals 2 DH Garrett Cooper^[D] Marlins 1 DH Albert Pujols‡ Cardinals 11 Pitchers Player Team All-Star Games Sandy Alcántara Marlins 2 Tyler Anderson^[I] Dodgers 1 David Bednar Pirates 1 Corbin Burnes^# Brewers 2 Luis Castillo Reds 2 Edwin Díaz Mets 2 Max Fried^# Braves 1 Tony Gonsolin Dodgers 1 Josh Hader^# Brewers 4 Ryan Helsley Cardinals 1 Clayton Kershaw Dodgers 9 Joe Mantiply Diamondbacks 1 Miles Mikolas^[Q] Cardinals 2 Joe Musgrove Padres 1 Carlos Rodón^[B]^# Giants 2 Devin Williams^[N] Brewers 1

† Denotes top vote-getter in each league^[14]
‡ Denotes player was an All-Star legacy selection.^[11]

Roster notes

1. ^{^} J.D. Martinez was named as the roster replacement for Yordan Alvarez due to injury.^[15]
2. ^{^} Carlos Rodón was named as the roster replacement for Josh Hader due to Hader dealing with a personal matter.^[15]
3. ^{^} William Contreras was named starter in place of Bryce Harper due to injury.^[16]
4. ^{^} Garrett Cooper was named as the roster replacement for Bryce Harper due to injury.^[15]
5. ^{^} Corey Seager was named as the roster replacement for George Springer due to injury.^[17]
6. ^{^} Austin Riley was named as the roster replacement for Nolan Arenado due to injury^[18]
7. ^{^} Andrés Giménez was named starter in place of José Altuve due to injury.^[16]
8. ^{^} Santiago Espinal was named as the roster replacement for José Altuve due to injury.^[18]
9. ^{^} Tyler Anderson was named as the roster replacement for Carlos Rodón due to injury.^[18]
10. ^{^} Jeff McNeil was named starter in place of Jazz Chisholm Jr. due to injury^[16]
11. ^{^} Jake Cronenworth was named as the roster replacement for Jazz Chisholm Jr. due to injury^[18]
12. ^{^} Liam Hendriks was named as the roster replacement for Justin Verlander due to Verlander starting on Saturday^[19]
13. ^{^} Jordan Romano was named as the roster replacement for Gerrit Cole due to Cole starting on Sunday^[19]
14. ^{^} Devin Williams was named as the roster replacement for Max Fried due to Fried starting on Saturday^[19]
15. ^{^} Byron Buxton was named starter in place of Mike Trout due to injury^[16]
16. ^{^} Ty France was named as the roster replacement for Mike Trout due to injury^[19]
17. ^{^} Miles Mikolas was named as the roster replacement for Corbin Burnes due to Burnes opting not to play^[19]
18. ^{^} Freddie Freeman was named as the roster replacement for Starling Marte due to injury^[19]

#: Indicates player would not play (replaced as per reference notes above).

Game summary

Starting lineup

American League Order Player Team Position 1 Shohei Ohtani Angels DH 2 Aaron Judge Yankees RF 3 Rafael Devers Red Sox 3B 4 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Blue Jays 1B 5 Giancarlo Stanton Yankees LF 6 Byron Buxton Twins CF 7 Tim Anderson White Sox SS 8 Andrés Giménez Guardians 2B 9 Alejandro Kirk Blue Jays C Shane McClanahan Rays P

National League Order Player Team Position 1 Ronald Acuña Jr. Braves RF 2 Mookie Betts Dodgers CF 3 Manny Machado Padres 3B 4 Paul Goldschmidt Cardinals 1B 5 Trea Turner Dodgers SS 6 Willson Contreras Cubs C 7 William Contreras Braves DH 8 Joc Pederson Giants LF 9 Jeff McNeil Mets 2B Clayton Kershaw Dodgers P

Line score

July 19, 2022 5:20 pm (PDT)
Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, 84 °F (29 °C), clear

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
American League	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	1
National League	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0
Starting pitchers: AL: Shane McClanahan NL: Clayton Kershaw WP: Framber Valdez (1–0)   LP: Tony Gonsolin (0–1)   Sv: Emmanuel Clase (1) Home runs: AL: Giancarlo Stanton, Byron Buxton (1) NL: Paul Goldschmidt (1) Attendance: 52,518   Time: 3:11 Umpires: HP – Bill Miller; 1B – Lance Barksdale; 2B – Mark Ripperger; 3B – Will Little; LF – Gabe Morales; RF – Carlos Torres; Replay Official – Brian Knight^[20] Boxscore

National anthems

The Canadian national anthem was sung in English and French by actress and singer Melissa O'Neil, accompanied by organist Dieter Ruehle.^[21] The American national anthem was sung by singer-songwriter and actor Ben Platt.^[22]

See also

• List of Major League Baseball All-Star Games
• Major League Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award
• All-Star Futures Game
• Home Run Derby

References

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External links

• Official website