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Javy Baez Will Lead Off for National League, Willson Contreras Batting Ninth

We got our first look at the starting lineups for tomorrow night’s All-Star Game, and there is a familiar name at the top for the National League. Manager Dave Roberts will go with El Mago to start things off for the NL against Chris Sale. The other starter from the Cubs, Willson Contreras, will catch and hit ninth.

Lineups Juego Estrellas 2018. Que les digo, Manny Machado es 7mo y José Abreu 8vo en Liga Americana. Saquen sus cuentas pic.twitter.com/UXA7zeAM42

— Enrique Rojas/ESPN (@Enrique_Rojas1) July 16, 2018

Roberts on Javy at top: "I like Javy.