The 30th edition of the DTBL All-Star Game will take place sometime next week at Moonshiner Ballpark, home of Mike’s Moonshiners. The American Division All-Stars will be looking to win their fourth in a row, on the heels of four straight victories for the National Division prior to that. Last year’s game was a thrilling 5-3 American win in extra innings. The last five games have been determined by two runs or fewer.
There will be 20 players making their DTBL All-Star debuts this season, down a couple from last year. 12 of the newcomers are on the American squad. The National roster is as veteran laden as any I can recall in recent years with three of the first timers being players who have been around the block a time or two: Seth Lugo, Reynaldo Lopez, and shockingly, Juan Soto. A season ago, half of that year’s first round draft class made the All-Star rosters. This year, just three: Elly De La Cruz, Tarik Skubal and Grayson Rodriguez. On the other end of the spectrum, four players have made their eighth All-Star roster: Freddie Freeman, Chris Sale, Craig Kimbrel and Kenley Jansen.
The Moonshiners’ Skubal will start the game on the mound for the American Division. He will be opposed by Mavericks’ veteran Sale who is making his eighth appearance, but first since 2018. Sale is one of five Mavericks players slated to start in this game, by far the most of any team. They also have the most overall All-Stars with seven, which might explain their current place atop the standings. The Choppers have the most players on the American roster with six.
I think we all do a great job with our voting, so there are really never any true “snubs”. However, a few notable players having great seasons who are not on these rosters include Moonshiners third baseman Rafael Devers, Demigods pitcher Aaron Nola and Kings pitcher George Kirby.
Here are the players who did make the 2024 DTBL All-Star rosters.
American Division
Starters:
- Pitcher – Tarik Skubal, Moonshiners (1st All-Star appearance)
- Catcher – Adley Rutschman, Choppers (2nd)
- First Base – Christian Walker, Komodos (1st)
- Second Base – Jonathan India, Jackalope (2nd)
- Third Base - Jose Ramirez, Komodos (5th)
- Shortstop – Elly De La Cruz, Diamond Dogs (1st)
- Outfield – Yordan Alvarez, Komodos (3rd)
- Outfield - Shohei Ohtani, Moonshiners (4th)
- Outfield – Marcell Ozuna, Diamond Dogs (3rd)
Reserves:
- Catcher – Cal Raleigh, Jackalope (1st)
- Third Base – Alec Bohm, Choppers (1st)
- Shortstop – CJ Abrams, Choppers (1st)
- Shortstop – Trea Turner, Diamond Dogs (5th)
- Outfield - Kyle Tucker, Moonshiners (3rd)
- Outfield – Steven Kwan, Choppers (1st)
- Pitcher – Logan Gilbert, Choppers (1st)
- Pitcher – Tyler Glasnow, Jackalope (6th)
- Pitcher – Grayson Rodriguez, Jackalope (1st)
- Pitcher – Ranger Suarez, Komodos (1st)
- Relief Pitcher – Emmanuel Clase, Choppers (3rd)
- Relief Pitcher – Kyle Finnegan, Diamond Dogs (1st)
- Relief Pitcher – Ryan Helsley, Diamond Dogs (1st)
- Relief Pitcher – Craig Kimbrel, Komodos (8th)
National Division
Starters:
- Pitcher – Chris Sale, Mavericks (8th)
- Catcher – William Contreras, Mavericks (1st)
- First Base – Bryce Harper, Darkhorses (5th)
- Second Base – Jose Altuve, Demigods (7th)
- Third Base – Gunnar Henderson, Kings (1st)
- Shortstop – Bobby Witt, Mavericks (2nd)
- Outfield – Aaron Judge, Mavericks (5th)
- Outfield – Juan Soto, Mavericks (1st)
- Outfield – Christian Yelich, Darkhorses (3rd)
Reserves:
- Catcher – Salvador Perez, Cougars (4th)
- First Base – Freddie Freeman, Demigods (8th)
- Second Base – Ketel Marte, Cougars (2nd)
- Shortstop – Francisco Lindor, Demigods (3rd)
- Outfield – Mookie Betts, Kings (6th)
- Outfield – Jarren Duran, Mavericks (1st)
- Pitcher – Corbin Burnes, Cougars (2nd)
- Pitcher – Sonny Gray, Darkhorses (2nd)
- Pitcher – Seth Lugo, Demigods (1st)
- Pitcher – Zack Wheeler, Kings (3rd)
- Relief Pitcher – Kenley Jansen, Darkhorses (8th)
- Relief Pitcher – Reynaldo Lopez, Demigods (1st)
- Relief Pitcher – Mason Miler, Mavericks (1st)
- Relief Pitcher – Robert Suarez, Darkhorses (1st)
All-Stars per team
- 7 – Mavericks
- 6 – Choppers
- 5 – Darkhorses, Demigods, Diamond Dogs, Komodos
- 4 – Jackalope
- 3 – Cougars, Kings, Moonshiners
Jay and Dom are officially the managers of the American and National teams respectively. However, due to availability and time constraints, Charlie and I were actually the ones who broke the voting ties and selected the 23rd and final player for each roster. The 23rd man is Trea Turner for the American Division and Ketel Marte for the National. Here are the full voting results. There were nine ballots submitted, so players who received nine votes were unanimous selections.