Former Major League Baseball MVPs Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman will lead the way for the reserves of the 2024 National League All-Star Team. Betts, the 2018 American League MVP, is hitting .304/.405/.488 with ten home runs and 40 RBIs through 72 games this season.
Meanwhile, the 2020 NL MVP has a .301/.406/.506 stat line with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Freeman has 13 home runs and 58 RBIs in 91 games for the Dodgers this season. Betts and Freeman are joining the NL All-Star reserves and infielders CJ Abrams, Pete Alonso, Luis Arraez, Ryan McMahon, and Elly De La Cruz.
The reserve outfielders include Jackson Merrill, Teoscar Hernandez, Heliot Ramos, and Bryan Reynolds. The Dodgers’ Will Smith is the reserve catcher, while Marcell Ozuna is the reserve designated hitter.
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Over to the pitching staff, the Philadelphia Phillies lead the way with four players: Jeff Hoffman, Matt Strahm, Ranger Suarez, and Zack Wheelers. Tyler Glasnow will represent the Dodgers, while Ryan Helsley will banner the St. Louis Cardinals. The Atlanta Braves have Reynaldo Lopez and Chris Sale, while the San Diego Padres have Robert Suarez.
Two sensational rookie pitchers, Shota Imanaga and Paul Skenes, also made the team. Logan Webb (San Francisco Giants) and Tanner Scott (Miami Marlins) complete the pitching rotation for the NL All-Star Team.
-Lance Fernandez