This was announced yesterday afternoon but I’ve seen very little coverage on it so I thought I would post it here. MLB is expanding its All-Star rosters again.
Each league will have 33 players for this year’s game on July 14 in St. Louis with an extra pitcher added to bring the total to 13. The extra spot will be a manager’s choice.
There are eight fan-elected starters, eight player-elected pitchers and eight player-elected reserves, with eight players selected by each manager. In addition, a fan Internet vote is held for the final spot in each league.
Rosters were expanded from 30 to 32 after 2002’s 7-7, 11-inning tie in Milwaukee, when both leagues ran out of pitchers. In last year’s 4-3, 15-inning AL victory at Yankee Stadium, every player was used other than San Francisco pitcher Tim Lincecum, who was ill.
Rosters will be announced Sunday on a special TBS broadcast. On-line voting ends a midnight tonight. - Paul Leume
Paul Leume is a MLB columnist from Montreal, Canada. Paul, a one-time beat writer covering the Montreal Expos for the Montreal Gazette is a proud grandfather of 3 girls and now spends his time offering his thoughts and prospective on Major League Baseball on a variety of blogs and websites throughout Al Gore’s internet.
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