The Yankees have been playing like a team loaded with All-Star talent throughout the first half en route to a staggering 61-24 start, and even before today began, they had two All-Stars on the American League squad. MVP candidate Aaron Judge was the first to earn his spot by garnering more votes than anyone in the game. Next was fellow masher Giancarlo Stanton, who got just enough Phase 2 votes to beat out George Springer and Lourdes Gurriel Jr., joining Judge and Mike Trout in the AL outfield.
Late this afternoon, Major League Baseball announced the reserves and pitchers, and a total of six Yankees will be part of the Midsummer Classic festivities at Dodger Stadium on July 19th along with Judge and Stanton.