Major League Baseball (MLB) has announced the teams for the 2018 All-Star Game.

This year’s midsummer classic takes place at Nationals Park and is hosted by the Washington Nationals. This is the first time that the Nationals have held the event since they moved from Montreal.

The teams break down as follows:

For the American League:
Starters:

Catcher: Wilson Ramos (Tampa Bay Rays, 2nd appearance)
First Base: José Abreu (Chicago White Sox, 2nd appearance)
Second Base: José Altuve (Houstan Astros, 6th appearance)
Third Base: José Ramírez (Cleveland Indians, 2nd appearance)
Shortstop: Manny Machado (Baltimore Orioles, 4th appearance)
Outfielder: Mookie Betts (Boston Red Sox, 3rd appearance)
Outfielder: Mike Trout (Anaheim Angels, 7th appearance)
Outfielder: Aaron Judge (New York Yankees, 2nd appearance)
Designated Hitter: J. D. Martinez (Boston Red Sox, 2nd appearance)

Bench:

Catcher: Salvador Pérez (Kansas City Royals, 6th appearance)
First Base: Mitch Moreland (Boston Red Sox, 1st appearance)
Second Base: Gleyber Torres (New York Yankees, 1st appearance)
Shortstop: Francisco Lindor (Cleveland Indians, 3rd appearance)
Third Base: Alex Bregman (Houstan Astros, 3rd appearance)
Outfielder: Michael Brantley (Cleveland Indians, 3rd appearance)
Outfielder: George Springer (Houstan Astros, 2nd appearance)
Outfielder: Mitch Haniger (Seattle Mariners, 1st appearance)
Outfielder: Shin-Soo Choo (Texas Rangers, 1st appearance)
Designated Hitter: Nelson Cruz (Seattle Mariners, 6th appearance)

Pitchers:
Trevor Bauer (Cleveland Indians, 1st appearance)
José Berríos (Minnesota Twins, 1st appearance)
Aroldis Chapman (New York Yankees, 5th appearance)
Gerrit Cole (Houston Astros, 2nd appearance)
Edwin Díaz (Seattle Mariners, 1st appearance)
J. A. Happ (Toronto Blue Jays, 1st appearance)
Joe Jiménez (Detroit Tigers, 1st appearance)
Craig Kimbrel (Boston Redsox, 7th appearance)
Corey Kluber (Cleveland Indians, 3rd appearance)
Chris Sale (Boston Red Sox, 7th appearance)
Luis Severino (New York Yankees, 2nd appearance)
Blake Treinen (Oakland Athletics, 1st appearance)
Justin Verlander (Houston Astros, 7th appearance)

Note: Trevor Bauer is a substitute for Justin Verlander, as Justin Verlander is scheduled to pitch on the Saturday prior to the All-Star Game.

For the National League:
Starters:

Catcher: Willson Contreras (Chicago Cubs, 1^st appearance)
First Base: Freddie Freeman (Atlanta Braves, 3^rd appearance)
Second Base: Javier Báez (Chicago Cubs, 1^st appearance)
Third Base: Nolan Arenado (Colorado Rockies, 4^th appearance)
Outfielder: Brandon Crawford (San Francisco Giants, 2^nd appearance)
Outfielder: Matt Kemp (Los Angeles Dodgers, 3^rd appearance)
Outfielder: Bryce Harper (Washington Nationals, 6^th appearance)

Bench:

Catcher: Buster Posey (San Francisco Giants, 6^th appearance)
Catcher: J. T. Realmuto (Miami Marlins, 1^st appearance)
Catcher: Yadier Molina (St. Louis Cardinals, 9^th appearance)
First Base: Paul Goldschmidt (Arizona Diamondbacks, 6^th appearance)
First Base: Joey Votto (Cincinnati Reds, 6^th appearance)
Second Base: Ozzie Albies (Atlanta Braves, 1^st appearance)
Second Base: Scooter Gennett (Cincinnati Reds, 1^st appearance)
Third Base: Eugenio Suárez (Cincinnati Reds, 1^st appearance)
Shortstop: Trevor Story (Colorado Rockies, 1^st appearance)
Outfielder: Charlie Blackmon (Colorado Rockies, 3^rd appearance)
Outfielder: Lorenzo Cain (Milwaukee Brewers, 2^nd appearance)
Outfielder: Christian Yelich (Milwaukee Brewers, 1^st appearance)

Note: Due to an injury, Yadier Molina will be replacing Buster Posey.
Pitchers:

Patrick Corbin (Arizona Diamondbacks, 2^nd appearance)
Jacob deGrom (New York Mets, 2^nd appearance)
Sean Doolittle (Washington Nationals, 2^nd appearance)
Mike Foltynewicz (Atlanta Braves, 1^st appearance)
Josh Hader (Milwaukee Brewers, 1^st appearance)
Brad Hand (San Diego Padres, 2^nd appearance)
Kenley Jansen (Los Angeles Dodgers, 3^rd appearance)
Jon Lester (Chicago Cubs, 5^th appearance)
Miles Mikolas (St. Louis Cardinals, 1^st appearance)
Aaron Nola (Philadelphia Phillies, 1^st appearance)
Max Scherzer (Washington Nationals, 6^th appearance)
Felipe Vázquez (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1^st appearance)