2021 All-Star Game Rosters

[CaptainLaddie]

Huh? It decreased from 34 to 32 in 2017 and has been at 32 since. The increase from 30 to 32 happened in 2003 after the tie game, and the increase to 34 in 2010.

The MLB announcement this year had 34 AL players and 33 NL players because of the injury replacements.

Hmmm. *triggers old Buccholz misspelling autocorrect*

 

[E5 Yaz]

American League replacements include shortstop Tim Anderson (Chicago White Sox), starting pitcher Chris Bassitt (Oakland Athletics), second baseman Whit Merrifield (Kansas City Royals) and shortstop Joey Wendle (Tampa Bay Rays).

In the National League, the new All-Stars include Molina, pitchers Walker Buehler (Dodgers), Freddy Peralta (Milwaukee Brewers), Max Scherzer(Washington Nationals) and Taijuan Walker (New York Mets), and third baseman Justin Turner (Dodgers).

The players who will be inactive in the 2021 All-Star Game include two pitchers scheduled to start for their respective clubs Sunday -- Kevin Gausman (San Francisco Giants) and Brandon Woodruff (Brewers); seven players who are out with an injury -- Betts, Brantley, Jose Altuve (Astros), Carlos Correa (Astros), Jacob deGrom (Mets), Yu Darvish (San Diego Padres) and Buster Posey(Giants); and one player out on paternity -- Ryan Pressly (Astros).

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31794919/mookie-betts-michael-brantley-all-star-game-yadier-molina-10-replacements

 

[E5 Yaz]

Tim Kurkjian with a fun story about the 1971 All-Star Game, 50 years ago, with the most HoF'ers ever assembled for a game

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31769224/all-your-baseball-cards-came-life-night-50-years-ago-22-hall-famers-played-all-star-game-ages

 

[Brianish]

Denver police arrested a group planning a mass shooting at the ASG Friday night.

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/crime/4-arrested-at-maven-hotel-police-feared-a-las-vegas-style-shooting-during-all-star-game-in-denver

Edit - Or possibly one guy, and some people for gun violations w/r/t his weapons. It's not super clear from the article.

This might merit its own thread, feel free to pull it out.