
The Big Dumper is headed to the All-Star Game. Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh was revealed Wednesday alongside the rest of the starters for this year's MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta. The 28-year-old Raleigh is in the midst of a breakout season in which he leads baseball in home runs and RBI. His reward is his first trip to the All-Star Game in his fifth MLB season. He'll be the first Mariners starter since Nelson Cruz in 2015. Raleigh was one of 16 All-Star starters revealed Wednesday for the American League and National League rosters. Starters were determined via a two-phase voting system MLB implemented this year. Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani and New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judgewere previously announced as startersafter they were the leading vote-getters in Phase 1 of voting, which ended June 26. Judge led all players with 4,012,983 votes, and Ohtani led NL players with 3,967,668 votes. Wednesday's results are based on Phase 2 of voting, which took place from June 30 through July 2 and determined the rest of the starting position players after the finalists at each spot were previously announced. Finalists were determined via Phase 1 voting. Votes from Phase 1 did not carry over into Phase 2. First-time All-Stars are italicized. 1B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays (over Paul Goldschmidt) 2B: Gleyber Torres, Detroit Tigers (over Jackson Holliday) SS:Jacob Wilson, Athletics(over Bobby Witt Jr.) 3B: José Ramírez, Cleveland Guardians (over Alex Bregman) OF: Aaron Judge, New York Yankees OF: Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers (over Steven Kwan) OF: Javier Báez, Detroit Tigers (over Mike Trout) C:Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners(over Alejandro Kirk) DH:Ryan O'Hearn, Baltimore Orioles(over Ben Rice) 1B: Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers (over Pete Alonso) 2B: Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks (over Tommy Edman) SS: Francisco Lindor, New York Mets (over Mookie Betts) 3B: Manny Machado, San Diego Padres (over Max Muncy) OF: Ronald Acuña Jr., Atlanta Braves (over Juan Soto) OF:Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago Cubs(over Andy Pages) OF: Kyle Tucker, Chicago Cubs (over Teoscar Hernández) C: Will Smith, Los Angeles Dodgers (over Carson Kelly) DH: Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers The Dodgers and Detroit Tigers lead their respective leagues in starters, with three each, which isn't much of a surprise considering they're tied for the best record in MLB at 54-32 entering Wednesday. Will Smith and Freddie Freeman joined Ohtani in the lineup, while Gleyber Torres, Riley Greene and Javier Báez made it for the Tigers. There's a decent chance those trios have more company once the rest of the rosters are announced, especially with Cy Young candidates Tarik Skubal and Yoshinobu Yamamoto likely to be in the fold. The Dodgers actually had a shot to claim eight of the nine starting NL spots, but only two of their seven players emerged victorious in Phase 2 of the voting. The lone rookie to make the cut was Jacob Wilson, the Athletics' shortstop who was playing at Grand Canyon University only two years ago and now looks like one of the most exciting young players in the majors. He won the closest one-on-one race of the field, edging out Kansas City Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. 52% to 48%. Wilson will be just the second rookie to start at shortstop in All-Star history, joining Baltimore's Ron Hansen, who started at short in 1960. All-Star pitchers and reserves will be announced July 6 and determined via a combined vote of players and the MLB commissioner's office. As always, at least one player from each team will be represented. The All-Star Game will take place at Truist Park in Atlanta on July 15 (8 p.m. ET on Fox). The Home Run Derby will take place July 14 (8 p.m. ET on ESPN).