What to know about the 2024 MLB All-Star Game: How to watch, start time, rosters and more originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
It’s time for the Midsummer Classic
The top players from the American League will square off against the best of the National League in the 2024 MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday.
The 94th edition of the Midsummer Classic will be played at Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers, in Arlington. It will be the first All-Star Game ever played at Globe Life Field, which opened in 2020, and just the second one held in Arlington.
The Cubs and White Sox are each represented by first-year, left-handed starting pitchers at this year’s All-Star Game, with rookie Shota Imanaga on the National League squad and Garrett Crochet on the American League roster.
In 17 starts so far this season, Imanaga has an 8-2 record with a 2.97 ERA, striking out 98 batters and walking just 16 in 97 innings of work.
Imanaga inked a four-year deal worth $53 million with the Cubs during the offseason, and got off to a rollicking start, winning his first five decisions and allowing just five earned runs in his first nine starts for the Cubs.
According to MLB, that gave him an ERA of just 0.84, the lowest through nine career starts in league history.
Crochet has flourished in his first season as a starter this year. Heading into the All-Star break, Crochet led all pitchers in baseball with 150 strikeouts through 20 starts. Further, he has a 3.02 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and has walked just 23 batters.
His 107.1 innings pitched this season surpasses the total number of innings pitched in his entire MLB career leading up to 2024 (73 innings).
As for the All-Star Game, the NL snapped a nine-game losing streak in 2023, beating the AL 3-2 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. Can the NL secure back-to-back wins for the first time since winning three straight from 2010-12? Or will the AL get back in the win column?
Here’s everything you need to know to get set for the 2024 All-Star Game:
First pitch is slated for 8 p.m. ET.
The All-Star Game will air on FOX.
The exhibition will also be available to stream on FoxSports.com and the Fox Sports app.
The All-Star Game no longer decides which league gets home-field advantage in the World Series. That rule had been in place from 2003-2016.
There are nine innings in the All-Star Game.
If the All-Star Game is tied after nine innings, it will be decided via a Home Run Derby rather than go to extra innings. The Derby format sees three players from each team get three swings apiece — with coaches pitching to them — to try to hit as many homers as possible. After all six players have gone, the team with the most total home runs wins.
Pittsburgh Pirates standout rookie Paul Skenes will take the ball first for the NL. The 22-year-old former No. 1 overall pick will be just the fifth rookie pitcher to ever start an All-Star Game. Skenes is 6-0 with a 1.90 ERA and 0.92 WHIP over the first 11 starts of his big league career.
Baltimore Orioles veteran Corbin Burnes got the starting nod for the AL.
Here’s the starting nine for the AL and the NL:
American League
Steven Kwan, LF, Cleveland Guardians
Gunnar Henderson, SS, Baltimore Orioles
Juan Soto, RF, New York Yankees
Aaron Judge, CF, New York Yankees
Yordan Alvarez, DH, Houston Astros
José Ramírez, 3B, Cleveland Guardians
Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 1B, Toronto Blue Jays
Adley Rutschman, C, Baltimore Orioles
Marcus Semien, 2B, Texas Rangers
National League
Ketel Marte, 2B, Arizona Diamondbacks
Shohei Ohtani, DH, Los Angeles Dodgers
Trea Turner, SS, Philadelphia Phillies
Bryce Harper, 1B, Philadelphia Phillies
William Contreras, C, Milwaukee Brewers
Christian Yelich, RF, Milwaukee Brewers
Alec Bohm, 3B, Philadelphia Phillies
Teoscar Hernandez, CF, Los Angeles Dodgers
Jurickson Profar, San Diego Padres
And here’s a look at the rest of the AL and NL rosters:
American League reserves
C: Salvador Perez, Kansas City RoyalsINF: Jose Altuve, Houston Astros (inactive)INF: Carlos Correa, Minnesota TwinsINF: Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox (inactive)INF: Josh Naylor, Cleveland GuardiansINF: Isaac Paredes, Tampa Bay RaysINF: Willi Castro, Minnesota Twins (replacement)INF: Jordan Westburg, Baltimore Orioles (replacement)INF: Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City RoyalsINF: Corey Seager, Texas Rangers (replacement)OF: Jarren Duran, Boston Red SoxOF: Riley Greene, Detroit TigersOF: Kyle Tucker, Houston Astros (inactive)OF: Anthony Santander, Baltimore Orioles (replacement)DH: David Fry, Cleveland Guardians
American League pitchers
LHP: Tyler Anderson, Los Angeles AngelsRHP: Corbin Burnes, Baltimore Orioles**RHP: Emmanuel Clase, Cleveland GuardiansLHP: Garrett Crochet, Chicago White SoxRHP: Logan Gilbert, Seattle Mariners (inactive)RHP: Clay Holmes, New York YankeesRHP: Tanner Houck, Boston Red SoxRHP: Seth Lugo, Kansas City RoyalsRHP: Mason Miller, Oakland AthleticsRHP: Andrés Muñoz, Seattle Mariners (replacement)LHP: Cole Ragans, Kansas City RoyalsLHP: Tarik Skubal, Detroit TigersRHP: Kirby Yates, Texas Rangers
National League reserves
C: Will Smith, Los Angeles DodgersINF: CJ Abrams, Washington NationalsINF: Pete Alonso, New York MetsINF: Luis Arraez, San Diego PadresINF: Mookie Betts, Los Angeles DodgersINF: Elly De La Cruz, Cincinnati RedsINF: Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles DodgersINF: Ryan McMahon, Colorado RockiesOF: Jackson Merrill, San Diego PadresOF: Heliot Ramos, San Francisco GiantsOF: Bryan Reynolds, Pittsburgh PiratesOF: Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego PadresDH: Marcell Ozuna, Atlanta Braves
National League pitchers
LHP: Max Fried, Atlanta Braves (replacement)RHP: Tyler Glasnow, Los Angeles Dodgers (inactive)RHP: Hunter Greene, Cincinnati Reds (replacement)RHP: Ryan Helsley, St. Louis CardinalsRHP: Jeff Hoffman, Philadelphia PhilliesLHP: Shota Imanaga, Chicago CubsRHP: Reynaldo López, Atlanta BravesLHP: Chris Sale, Atlanta Braves (inactive)LHP: Cristopher Sánchez, Philadelphia Phillies (replacement)LHP: Tanner Scott, Miami MarlinsRHP: Paul Skenes, Pittsburgh Pirates**LHP: Matt Strahm, Philadelphia PhilliesLHP: Ranger Suárez, Philadelphia Phillies (inactive)RHP: Robert Suarez, San Diego PadresRHP: Logan Webb, San Francisco GiantsRHP: Zack Wheeler, Philadelphia Phillies
The All-Star Game managers come from the reigning NL and AL pennant winners. That means Arizona Diamondbacks skipper Torey Lovullo will manage the NL and Rangers skipper Bruce Bochy will oversee the AL.