MLB All-Star Voting 2015: AL, NL Rosters After Pitchers and Reserves Revealed

The 2015 MLB All-Star Game reserves and pitchers for the American and National Leagues were revealed in full Monday evening during a special telecast on ESPN.

Here is an overview of both teams that will square off to determine World Series home-field advantage next Tuesday at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati:

Position	Starter	Team	All-Star Appearance
Position	Reserve	Team	All-Star Appearance
Position	Pitcher	Team	All-Star Appearance
C	Buster Posey	San Francisco Giants	3
1B	Paul Goldschmidt	Arizona Diamondbacks	3
2B	Dee Gordon	Miami Marlins	2
3B	Todd Frazier	Cincinnati Reds	2
SS	Jhonny Peralta	St. Louis Cardinals	3
OF	Bryce Harper	Washington Nationals	3
OF	Giancarlo Stanton*	Miami Marlins	3
OF	Matt Holliday	St. Louis Cardinals	7
C	Yadier Molina	St. Louis Cardinals	7
C	Yasmani Grandal	Los Angeles Dodgers	1
1B	Anthony Rizzo	Chicago Cubs	2
1B	Adrian Gonzalez	Los Angeles Dodgers	5
2B	DJ LeMahieu	Colorado Rockies	1
2B	Joe Panik	San Francisco Giants	1
SS	Brandon Crawford	San Francisco Giants	1
3B	Nolan Arenado	Colorado Rockies	1
3B	Kris Bryant	Chicago Cubs	1
OF	*Andrew McCutchen	Pittsburgh Pirates	5
OF	Joc Pederson	Los Angeles Dodgers	1
OF	A.J. Pollock	Arizona Diamondbacks	1
OF	Justin Upton	San Diego Padres	3
SP	Max Scherzer	Washington Nationals	3
SP	Gerrit Cole	Pittsburgh Pirates	1
SP	Zack Greinke	Los Angeles Dodgers	3
SP	Shelby Miller	Atlanta Braves	1
SP	Jacob deGrom	New York Mets	1
SP	Madison Bumgarner	San Francisco Giants	3
SP	Michael Wacha	St. Louis Cardinals	1
SP	A.J. Burnett	Pittsburgh Pirates	1
RP	Trevor Rosenthal	St. Louis Cardinals	1
RP	Mark Melancon	Pittsburgh Pirates	1
RP	Aroldis Chapman	Cincinnati Reds	4
RP	Jonathan Papelbon	Philadelphia Phillies	6
RP	Francisco Rodriguez	Milwaukee Brewers	6

Position	Starter	Team	All-Star Appearance
Position	Reserve	Team	All-Star Appearance
Position	Pitcher	Team	All-Star Appearance
C	Salvador Perez	Kansas City Royals	3
1B	Miguel Cabrera*	Detroit Tigers	10
2B	Jose Altuve	Houston Astros	3
3B	Josh Donaldson	Toronto Blue Jays	2
SS	Alcides Escobar	Kansas City Royals	1
OF	Mike Trout	Los Angeles Angels	4
OF	Lorenzo Cain	Kansas City Royals	1
OF	Alex Gordon	Kansas City Royals	3
DH	Nelson Cruz	Seattle Mariners	4
C	Russell Martin	Toronto Blue Jays	4
C	Stephen Vogt	Oakland Athletics	1
1B	Albert Pujols*	Los Angeles Angels	10
1B	Mark Teixeira	New York Yankees	3
2B	Brock Holt (M)	Boston Red Sox	1
2B	Jason Kipnis (P)	Cleveland Indians	2
SS	Jose Iglesias	Detroit Tigers	1
3B	Manny Machado	Baltimore Orioles	2
OF	Jose Bautista	Toronto Blue Jays	6
OF	Adam Jones (P)	Baltimore Orioles	5
OF	J.D. Martinez (P)	Detroit Tigers	1
DH	Prince Fielder (P)	Texas Rangers	6
SP	Chris Archer	Tampa Bay Rays	1
RP	Dellin Betances	New York Yankees	2
RP	Brad Boxberger	Tampa Bay Rays	1
RP	Zach Britton	Baltimore Orioles	1
RP	Wade Davis	Kansas City Royals	1
SP	Sonny Gray	Oakland Athletics	1
SP	Felix Hernandez	Seattle Mariners	6
RP	Kelvin Herrera	Kansas City Royals	1
SP	Dallas Keuchel	Houston Astros	1
RP	Darren O'Day	Baltimore Orioles	1
RP	Glen Perkins	Minnesota Twins	3
SP	David Price	Detroit Tigers	5
SP	Chris Sale	Chicago White Sox	4

The All-Star Game's official Twitter account passed along several interesting tidbits about this year's participants:

Fans will decide one final AL and NL roster spot. Voting has opened for the five finalists on each side, per the MLB official Twitter account:

With the starters already locked in place, there was still plenty of reason to tune in Monday to see which reserves and pitchers rounded out the remainder of the two rosters.

Since MLB home run leader Giancarlo Stanton is out due to injury, the announcement indicating who'd fill his void in the starting lineup was highly anticipated. 2013 MVP Andrew McCutchen of the Pittsburgh Pirates deservedly got the nod to take Stanton's spot.

The Pirates' official Twitter account provided a neat graphic to celebrate McCutchen's consistent presence at the prestigious annual affair:

Thanks to a resurgent 2015 campaign, it came as little surprise that 10-time All-Star Albert Pujols was named as the injury-replacement starter for Detroit Tigers superstar Miguel Cabrera at first base for the AL.

Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times shared some context for Pujols' return among baseball's truly elite players:

Pujols' former club, the St. Louis Cardinals, is the best team in baseball and has the most All-Stars. It seems both parties are doing just fine apart these days.

The Kansas City Royals have the AL's best record and were rewarded with four All-Star starters thanks to a strong fan voting turnout. K.C. also boasts a formidable bullpen and saw both Wade Davis and Kelvin Herrera pick up All-Star nods on Monday.

Joel Sherman of MLB Network highlighted how tremendous Davis has been to merit his spot on the All-Star roster:

A couple of infield prodigies stand out among the NL reserves in Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant and San Francisco Giants second baseman Joe Panik.

CSN Bay Area's Alex Pavlovic logged what Panik had to say about his maiden All-Star selection and that of his teammate, reigning World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner:

Pitching is of utmost importance, especially in a playoff type of atmosphere. Although the All-Star Game is an exhibition of sorts, the Fall Classic implications make the pitching rotations all the more notable to heed.

While the National League boasts some stud starters such as Max Scherzer, who threw a no-hitter for the Washington Nationals in June, the AL has a stellar bullpen that could come through in a big way late. Minnesota Twins closer Glen Perkins has converted all 27 of his save opportunities this season and could be called upon to slam the door in Cincinnati.

With so much at stake, the general unpredictability due to the day-to-day nature of baseball and the talent involved, this 2015 All-Star showdown has all the makings of a thriller for the ages.

And of course, there is suspense to be had with one final spot for each All-Star squad left to a fan vote. This unique wrinkle gives baseball enthusiasts the opportunity to have their say one more time in choosing from a list of 10 finalists who fell just short of the initial reserves cut, and those two lucky winners will be announced Friday.