MLB All-Star Starters Announced, Three Astros Named

The Houston Astros are well represented in this years 2019 MLB All-Star Game starting lineup with three players in the mix. Starting third base is Alex Bregman and in the outfield, Michael Brantley and George Springer make up two-thirds of it.

Here's how the starters shook out:

American League

C	Gary Sanchez	Yankees
1B	Carlos Santana	Indians
2B	DJ LeMahieu	Yankees
SS	Jorge Polanco	Twins
3B	Alex Bregman	Astros
OF	Mike Trout	Angels
OF	George Springer	Astros
OF	Michael Brantley	Astros
DH	Hunter Pence	Rangers

National League:

C	Willson Contreras	Cubs
1B	Freddie Freeman	Braves
2B	Ketel Marte	Diamondbacks
SS	Javier Baez	Cubs
3B	Nolan Arenado	Rockies
OF	Christian Yelich	Brewers
OF	Ronald Acuna Jr.	Braves
OF	Cody Bellinger	Dodgers

First and foremost congratulations to the Astros and everyone who made the teams but there are a couple of head-scratchers and starters that I don't believe to be starting.

Astro fans don't @ me on this one but Geroge Springer doesn't deserve to be starting, if you want to have him as a reserve after missing 30 games this season I'm cool with it. I would have rather seen a guy like Domingo Santana of the Seattle Mariners starting in the outfield, a guy who is having one of the best first halves of his career.

Also in the American League, I had a problem with Jorge Polanco winning the starting shortstop position. Polanco is having a nice year but the Red Sox Xander Bogarts is having a much better season and thought he was more deserving.

As far as the National League go the only place I saw they got it wrong was at first base with Freddie Freeman getting the nod to start. Don't get me wrong he's having a really good year but Josh Bell of the Pittsburgh Pirates is having a better season than Freeman.

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