Twenty-five USA Baseball alumni have been named to the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game rosters, the organization announced on Monday. Twelve members of the National League (NL) roster have played for Team USA and 13 of the American League (AL) All-Stars have suited up for the red, white and blue.<\/p>\n
USA Baseball, based in Cary, is the national governing body for the sport of baseball in the United States.<\/p>\n
Three alumni will start the game in the field for both the AL and NL All-Star teams. Nolan Arenado (Colorado Rockies), Freddie Freeman (Atlanta Braves) and Christian Yelich (Milwaukee Brewers), pictured above, will start for the NL, while Alex Bregman (Houston Astros), George Springer (Houston Astros) and Mike Trout (Los Angeles Angels) earned starting spots for the AL. <\/p>\n
Of the 25 alumni, 13 have won gold medals with Team USA and eight have represented the stars and stripes on multiple USA Baseball national teams. Bregman leads the way in both categories with appearances on five separate national teams and has won four gold medals.<\/p>\n
In total, 13 alumni competed with the Collegiate National Team, seven suited up for the 18U National Team, four participated with the former 16U National Team, four represented the U.S. on the Professional National Team at a Pan-American Games or World Cup, and four played for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic (WBC).<\/p>\n
The 2019 MLB All-Star Game will be played at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio on Tuesday, July 9, at 7:30 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on Fox.<\/p>\n
The full list of USA Baseball alumni that appear on 2019 All-Star Game rosters is as follows:<\/p>\n
Name; MLB Team; USA Baseball Team(s):<\/p>\n
Nolan Arenado; Colorado Rockies; 2017 World Baseball Classic
\nAlex Bregman; Houston Astros; 2010 16U National Team, 2011 18U, 2013\u20132014 Collegiate, 2017 World Baseball Classic
\nKris Bryant; Chicago Cubs; 2012 Collegiate National Team
\nWalker Buehler; Los Angeles Dodgers; 2014 Collegiate National Team
\nMatt Chapman; Oakland Athletics; 2013 Collegiate National Team
\nGerrit Cole; Houston Astros; 2009\u20132010 Collegiate National Team
\nDavid Dahl; Colorado Rockies; 2011 18U National Team
\nFreddie Freeman; Atlanta Braves; 2005 16U National Team, 2006 18U
\nJoey Gallo; Texas Rangers; 2011 18U National Team
\nYasmani Grandal; Milwaukee Brewers; 2009 Collegiate National Team
\nSonny Gray; Cincinnati Reds; 2009\u20132010 Collegiate National Team
\nJosh Hader; Milwaukee Brewers; 2015 Professional National Team
\nClayton Kershaw; Los Angeles Dodgers; 2005 18U National Team
\nFrancisco Lindor; Cleveland Indians; 2009 16U National Team, 2010 18U
\nJames McCann; Detroit Tigers; 2011 Professional National Team
\nAustin Meadows; Tampa Bay Rays; 2011 16U National Team
\nMike Minor; Texas Rangers; 2007\u20132008 Collegiate National Team
\nMike Moustakas; Milwaukee Brewers; 2006 18U National Team, 2010 Professional
\nAnthony Rendon; Washington Nationals; 2010 Collegiate National Team
\nMax Scherzer; Washington Nationals; 2005 Collegiate National Team
\nGeorge Springer; Houston Astros; 2010 Collegiate National Team
\nMarcus Stroman; Toronto Blue Jays; 2011 Collegiate National Team, 2017 World Baseball Classic
\nMike Trout; Los Angeles Angels; 2010 Professional
\nJustin Verlander; Houston Astros; 2003 Collegiate National Team
\n\ufeffChristian Yelich; Milwaukee Brewers 2017 World Baseball Classic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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