The starters for the 2021 MLB All-Star Game have been announced, and some selections were more surprising than others.
The number of selections for the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers, who had five finalists? Zero. The number of selections for the 29-50 Pittsburgh Pirates? More than zero. The team with the most selections? The Toronto Blue Jays.
Veterans like Mike Trout, Buster Posey and Freddie Freeman took their places, while young upstarts like Shohei Ohtani, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Fernando Tatis Jr.