2022 Sporting News American League All-Stars: Guardians lead the way; Julio Rodriguez the lone rookie to make cut

Jason Foster

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The Guardians led the way with three player selections, including closer Emmanuel Clase, who tied with Yankees slugger Aaron Judge and Angels star Mike Trout for the most votes in balloting for the 2022 Sporting News American League All-Stars. 

Voting was conducted among a panel of 12 AL executives during September and early October, and the league's stellar mix of young and veteran talent was on full display in the results. Clase, Judge and Trout paced the balloting with 10 votes each, while Mariners rookie Julio Rodriguez was close behind with nine votes, making him the sole league freshman selected.

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As a rule, executives cannot vote for members of their teams.

The Sporting News named its first MLB All-Stars in 1925.

Sporting News 2022 American League All-Stars

(Selected by a panel of AL executives)

Catcher: Alejandro Kirk, Blue Jays

2022 stats: 3.9 bWAR; 14 homers; .786 OPS

Others receiving votes: Sean Murphy, Adley Rutschman

First base: Jose Abreu, White Sox

2022 stats: 4.2 bWAR; 15 homers; .824 OPS

Others receiving votes: Nate Lowe, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Luis Arraez

Second base: Andres Gimenez, Guardians

2022 stats: 7.2 bWAR; 17 homers; .837 OPS

Others receiving votes: Jose Altuve

Third base: Jose Ramirez, Guardians

2022 stats: 6.0 bWAR; 29 homers; .869 OPS

Others receiving votes: Alex Bregman, Rafael Devers

Shortstop: Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox

2022 stats: 5.7 bWAR; 15 homers; .833 OPS

Others receiving votes: Corey Seager, Carlos Correa, Andres Gimenez

Outfield: Aaron Judge, Yankees

2022 stats: 10.6 bWAR; 62 homers; 1.111 OPS

Outfield: Mike Trout, Angels

2022 stats: 6.3 bWAR; 40 homers; .999 OPS 

Outfield: Julio Rodriguez, Mariners

2022 stats: 6.0 bWAR; 28 homers; .853 OPS

Others receiving votes: Kyle Tucker, Yordan Alvarez

Designated hitter: Yordan Alvarez, Astros

2022 stats: 6.8 bWAR; 37 homers; 1.019 OPS

Others receiving votes: Shohei Ohtani

Starting pitcher: Justin Verlander, Astros

2022 stats: 5.9 bWAR; 1.75 ERA; 0.829 WHIP

Others receiving votes: Shane McClanahan, Shohei Ohtani, Kevin Gausman

Relief pitcher: Emmanuel Clase, Guardians

2022 stats: 2.8 bWAR; 1.36 ERA; 0.729 WHIP

Others receiving votes: Andres Munoz, Jhoan Duran

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(Shawn James/TSN illustration)

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Jason Foster joined The Sporting News in 2015 after stops at various news outlets where he held a variety of reporting and editing roles and covered just about every topic imaginable. He is a member of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America and a 1998 graduate of Appalachian State University.