2013 MLB All Star Game Roster: Highlighting Must-See Players at the Plate

The 2013 MLB All-Star Game starting lineups for both the American and National Leagues have been announced by Major League Baseball on Twitter, as the All-Star break gets set to reach a fever pitch with the start of the Mid-Summer Classic on Tuesday night:

The NL has turned the tide against the AL in recent years, looking for its fourth straight All-Star Game victory in 2013. Prior to 2010, the AL had won 12-of-13 matchups dating back to the late 1990s, with 2002's matchup ending in a tie.

Will the AL end its current losing skid this July or will the NL continue to roll?

Here we'll get you set for Tuesday night's All-Star showdown at Citi Field in New York, taking a look at the complete roster and highlighting a trio of stud bats to watch along the way.

 2013 MLB All-Star Game Roster (via MLB.com)

American League			National League
Starters
Pos.	Player	Team	Pos.	Player	Team
SP	Max Scherzer	Detroit Tigers	SP	Matt Harvey	New York Mets
1B	Chris Davis	Baltimore Orioles	1B	Joey Votto	Cincinnati Reds
2B	Robinson Cano	New York Yankees	2B	Brandon Phillips	Cincinnati Reds
3B	Miguel Cabrera	Detroit Tigers	3B	David Wright	New York Mets
SS	J.J. Hardy	Baltimore Orioles	SS	Troy Tulowitzki	Colorado Rockies
LF	Mike Trout	L.A. Angels	LF	Carlos Gonzalez	Colorado Rockies
CF	Adam Jones	Baltimore Orioles	CF	Bryce Harper	Washington Nationals
RF	Jose Bautista	Toronto Blue Jays	RF	Carlos Beltran	St. Louis Cardinals
DH	David Ortiz	Boston Red Sox	DH	Michael Cuddyer	Colorado Rockies
C	Joe Mauer	Minnesota Twins	C	Yadier Molina	St. Louis Cardinals
Reserves
1B	Prince Fielder	Detroit Tigers	1B	Paul Goldschmidt	Arizona Diamondbacks
2B	Jason Kipnis	Cleveland Indians	1B	Allen Craig	St. Louis Cardinals
2B	Dustin Pedroia	Boston Red Sox	1B	Freddie Freeman	Atlanta Braves
2B	Ben Zobrist	Tampa Bay Rays	2B	Matt Carpenter	St. Louis Cardinals
3B	Manny Machado	Baltimore Orioles	2B	Marco Scutaro	San Francisco Giants
SS	Jhonny Peralta	Detroit Tigers	3B	Pedro Alvarez	Pittsburgh Pirates
OF	Nelson Cruz	Texas Rangers	SS	Everth Cabrera	San Diego Padres
OF	Alex Gordon	Kansas City Royals	SS	Jean Segura	Milwaukee Brewers
OF	Torii Hunter	Detroit Tigers	OF	Domonic Brown	Philadelphia Phillies
DH	Edwin Encarnacion	Toronto Blue Jays	OF	Carlos Gomez	Milwaukee Brewers
C	Jason Castro	Houston Astros	OF	Andrew McCutchen	Pittsburgh Pirates
C	Salvador Perez	Kansas City Royals	C	Buster Posey	San Francisco Giants
LHP	Brett Cecil	Toronto Blue Jays	C	Brian McCann	Atlanta Braves
LHP	Glen Perkins	Minnesota Twins	LHP	Madison Bumgarner	San Francisco Giants
LHP	Chris Sale	Chicago White Sox	LHP	Aroldis Chapman	Cincinnati Reds
RHP	Grant Balfour	Oakland Athletics	LHP	Patrick Corbin	Arizona Diamondbacks
RHP	Clay Buchholz	Boston Red Sox	LHP	Clayton Kershaw	L.A. Dodgers
RHP	Bartolo Colon	Oakland Athletics	LHP	Cliff Lee	Philadelphia Phillies
RHP	Jesse Crain	Chicago White Sox	LHP	Jeff Locke	Pittsburgh Pirates
RHP	Yu Darvish	Texas Rangers	LHP	Travis Wood	Chicago Cubs
RHP	Steve Delabar	Toronto Blue Jays	RHP	Jose Fernandez	Miami Marlins
RHP	Felix Hernandez	Seattle Mariners	RHP	Jason Grilli	Pittsburgh Pirates
RHP	Greg Holland	Kansas City Royals	RHP	Craig Kimbrel	Atlanta Braves
RHP	Hisashi Iwakuma	Seattle Mariners	RHP	Mark Melancon	Pittsburgh Pirates
RHP	Justin Masterson	Cleveland Indians	RHP	Sergio Romo	San Francisco Giants
RHP	Matt Moore	Tampa Bay Rays	RHP	Adam Wainwright	St. Louis Cardinals
RHP	Joe Nathan	Texas Rangers	RHP	Jordan Zimmermann	Washington Nationals
RHP	Mariano Rivera	New York Yankees
RHP	Chris Tillman	Baltimore Orioles
RHP	Justin Verlander	Detroit Tigers

Miguel Cabrera, American League, 3B

What more can be said about Miguel Cabrera? The guy is a machine at the plate, cranking out hits and driving in runs more often than anyone else in the majors.

Despite Chris Davis' greatness through the first half of the season, Cabrera is still in the mix to win the Triple Crown for the second consecutive year. Let that sink in.

He leads the AL in batting average (.365) and RBI (95) at the All-Star break and trails Davis by seven home runs, which is impressive considering the sort of tear Crush has been on in 2013.

The reigning AL MVP and an eight-time All-Star, you can bet that Cabrera will be determined to deliver with the bat on Tuesday after going 0-for-1 at the plate in an 8-0 loss to the National League last summer. 

Chris Davis, American League, 1B

Miguel Cabrera's teammate on Tuesday night, Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis will be can't-miss entertainment with the bat in his hands. 

The 6'3", 230-pound power hitter leads the majors with 37 home runs through the first half of the season. To put that number in perspective, only Cabrera has at least 30 and no other player has more than 25 to this point.

Davis put his unrivaled power on display Monday night in the Home Run Derby, reaching the second round before ultimately bowing out with 12 homers.

This will be Davis' first All-Star Game appearance, but that won't matter given how flawless his swing is coming in.

Carlos Gonzalez, National League, LF

Like Cabrera and Davis, Colorado Rockies star Carlos Gonzalez will be must-see television when he takes to the plate on Tuesday night at Citi Field. 

CarGo currently leads the National League in home runs this season with 25 dingers in 91 games. The 27-year-old slugger will start in left field for the NL on Tuesday, making his second straight All-Star appearance.

Gonzalez went 0-for-2 at the plate a year ago as a designated hitter in his first All-Star Game, but expect him to overcome the nerves in his second go-around. After all, the Venezuelan is batting over .300 this season with a slugging percentage of .610.

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