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The starters for this year\'s Major League Baseball All-Star Game have been announced.

This was the first year of the new Starters Election format, which included two rounds of voting.

The reserves for the American and National League will be announced on Sunday.

The starters are as follows:

Catcher - Gary Sanchez, Yankees & Willson Contreras, Cubs

First Base - Carlos Santana, Indians & Freddie Freeman, Braves

Second Base - DJ LeMahieu, Yankees & Ketel Marte, Diamondbacks

Third Base - Alex Bregman, Astros & Nolan Arenado, Rockies

Shortstop - Jorge Polanco, Twins & Javier Baez, Cubs

Outfield - Mike Trout, Angels, George Springer, Astros, Michael Brantley, Astros & Christian Yelich, Brewers, Cody Bellinger, Dodgers, Ronald Acuna, Jr., Braves

Designated Hitter - Hunter Pence, Rangers

Via MLB