The American League and National League All-Star Teams for the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game presented by Mastercard will be unveiled on Sunday, July 8th at 7:00 p.m. (ET) on the "Camping World All-Star Selection Show" on ESPN prior to the network's 8:00 p.m. (ET) "Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Taco Bell" telecast featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers at the Los Angeles Angels, Major League Baseball announced today.
The AL All-Star Team will have nine elected starters via the Camping World MLB All-Star Ballot, while the NL All-Star Team will have eight fan-elected starters. The ballot, which is available exclusively online, will be available until Thursday at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The pitchers and reserves for both squads - totaling 23 for the NL and 22 for the AL - will be determined through a combination of "Player Ballot" choices and selections made by the Commissioner's Office.
Following the announcement of the American League and National League All-Star rosters, fans will begin voting to select the final player for each League's 32-man roster via the 2018 Camping World MLB All-Star Final Vote. Fans will cast their votes from a list of five players from each League over the balloting period. Now in its 17th season with over 760 million votes cast, fans again will be able to make their Final Vote selections on MLB.com, the Club sites and on the MLB At Bat and Ballpark mobile apps. MLB All-Star Week includes the MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard at Nationals Park (July 17th), Gatorade All-Star Workout Day featuring the T-Mobile Home Run Derby (July 16th), All-Star Sunday featuring the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game and All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game (July 15th), GEICO All-Star FanFest at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center (July 13th-17th), plus a lineup of additional events taking place around the city. The 89th Midsummer Classic will be televised nationally by FOX Sports; in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS; and worldwide by partners in more than 180 countries. FOX Deportes will provide Spanish language coverage in the United States, while ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide exclusive national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network, MLB.com and SiriusXM also will provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information about MLB All-Star Week and to purchase tickets, please visit www.allstargame.com and follow @MLB and @AllStarGame on social media.