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MLB All-Star Game: Picking the American League Starters

By Matt Snyder

Apr 4, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; San Diego Padres center fielder Travis Jankowski (16) in the field during the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 4, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; San Diego Padres center fielder Travis Jankowski (16) in the field during the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports /
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Picking the 2016 American League starting position players and starting pitcher for July’s MLB All-Star Game in San Diego.

MLB All-Star Game
Apr 4, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; San Diego Padres center fielder Travis Jankowski (16) in the field during the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports /

As we prepare to enter the final week of June, and as teams approach the true 81-game halfway point of the season, focused attention is beginning to turn to the 2016 MLB All-Star Game.

Though a fan vote will ultimately select the starting position players based on individuals’ personal mix of statistical performance, hometown loyalty, and name recognition, I’ll make my picks based on 2016 performance.

The 2016 MLB All-Star Game will be played in San Diego’s Petco Park, a National League Stadium, but the game will be played with a designated hitter, as all All-Star Games have regardless of park since 2010.

So, who makes the cut?

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