The 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 89th Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The game was hosted by the Washington Nationals and was played at Nationals Park on July 17, 2018. It was televised nationally by Fox. The American League beat the National League 8–6, in 10 innings.
The host city was announced on April 6, 2015, by Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred; it was the fifth All-Star Game in Washington, D.C., and the first since 1969, when the second Washington Senators hosted. It was also the first time that the Nationals had hosted the All-Star Game, and the first time that the Nationals franchise had hosted it since 1982, when the franchise played as the Montreal Expos. For the second straight year, the Houston Astros led both the American League and all of baseball in sending six All-Stars to the game.
The two leagues came into the game with identical 43–43–2 records and both had scored exactly 361 runs each in All-Star Game history. The game also broke a home run record, as ten home runs were hit in the game; the previous record being six. All but one run was scored by way of a home run. This is the second consecutive game the AL has won in the 10th inning.
The national rating for the game was 5.2, down from 6.5 in 2017.
Fan balloting Starters Balloting began on June 1 and ended on July 5. As in previous games, the top vote-getters at each position will be the selected starters for their respective positions, barring any suspensions, injuries or other issues. The reserve players are picked in a more convoluted way involving fan votes, players, and Commissioner's Office. For the fourth year, voting was conducted online exclusively. The results were announced on July 8.
Final roster spot After the rosters were finalized, a second ballot of five players per league was created for the All-Star Final Vote to determine the 32nd and final player of each roster. The online balloting was conducted from July 8 through July 11. The winners of the All-Star Final Vote were Jean Segura of the American League's Seattle Mariners and Jesús Aguilar of the National League's Milwaukee Brewers.
+National LeaguePlayerTeamPos.Jesús AguilarBrewers1BBrandon BeltGiants1BMatt CarpenterCardinals3BMax MuncyDodgers1BTrea TurnerNationalsSS
+American LeaguePlayerTeamPos.Andrew BenintendiRed SoxOFEddie RosarioTwinsOFJean SeguraMarinersSSAndrelton SimmonsAngelsSSGiancarlo StantonYankeesOF
Rosters
National League
+Elected starters PositionPlayerTeam All-Star GamesC Cubs 11B Braves 32B Cubs 13B Rockies 4SS Giants 2OF Braves 1OF Dodgers 3OF Nationals 6
+Reserves PositionPlayerTeam All-Star GamesC Cardinals 9C Giants 6C Marlins 11B Brewers 11B Diamondbacks 61B Reds 62B Braves 12B Reds 13B Reds 1SS Rockies 1OF Rockies 3OF Brewers 2OF Brewers 1
+PitchersPlayerTeam All-Star Games Diamondbacks 2 Mets 2 Nationals 2 Braves 1 Diamondbacks 5 Brewers 1 Padres 2 Dodgers 3 Brewers 1 Cubs 5 Cardinals 1 Phillies 1 Nationals 6 Dodgers 1 Pirates 1
American League +Elected starters PositionPlayerTeam All-Star GamesC Rays 21B White Sox 22B Astros 63B Indians 2SS Orioles 4OF Red Sox 3OF Angels 7OF Yankees 2DH Red Sox 2
+Reserves PositionPlayerTeam All-Star GamesC Royals 6C Indians 11B Red Sox 12B Athletics 12B Yankees 13B Astros 1SS Indians 3SS Mariners 2OF Indians 3OF Rangers 1OF Mariners 1OF Astros 2DH Mariners 6
+PitchersPlayerTeam All-Star Games Indians 1 Twins 1 Yankees 5 Astros 2 Mariners 1 Blue Jays 1 Tigers 1 Red Sox 7 Indians 3 Astros 1 Red Sox 7 Yankees 2 Rays 1 Athletics 1 Astros 7
Roster notes
Trevor Bauer was named as the roster replacement for Justin Verlander due to Verlander starting on Sunday. Yadier Molina was named as the roster replacement for Buster Posey due to injury. Jed Lowrie was named as the roster replacement for Gleyber Torres due to injury. Ross Stripling was named as the roster replacement for Miles Mikolas due to Mikolas starting on Sunday. Zack Greinke was named as the roster replacement for Jon Lester due to Lester starting on Sunday. Jeremy Jeffress was named as the roster replacement for Sean Doolittle due to injury. Blake Snell was named as the roster replacement for Corey Kluber due to injury. Charlie Morton was named as the roster replacement for Aroldis Chapman due to injury. Salvador Pérez was named starter in place of Wilson Ramos due to injury. Yan Gomes was named as the roster replacement for Wilson Ramos due to injury. #: Indicates player would not play (replaced as per reference notes above).
Game summary Starting lineup
+NationalOrderPlayerTeamPosition1 Cubs 2B2 Rockies 3B3 Diamondbacks DH4 Braves 1B5 Dodgers LF6 Nationals CF7 Braves RF8 Giants SS9 Cubs C Nationals P
+AmericanOrderPlayerTeamPosition1 Red Sox RF2 Astros 2B3 Angels CF4 Red Sox DH5 Indians 3B6 Yankees LF7 Orioles SS8 White Sox 1B9 Royals C Red Sox P
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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
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