2017 MLB All-Star Game: TV Schedule, Rosters and Top Storylines to Follow

We've reached Major League Baseball's All-Star week, folks. The next few days are going to be filled with exciting exhibitions and celebrations of the game's greatest players. We'll have the All-Star Futures Game, the Legends and Celebrity Softball Game, the Home Run Derby and, of course, the All-Star Game itself.

For the diehard baseball fan, the All-Star Game is typically the biggest attraction of the week. The sheer amount of talent collected on the field is impressive, and the players do tend to take the game somewhat seriously—unlike the players in some other sports. The risk of injury is relatively low, and no ball player wants to be shown up on a national stage.

Oh, and there's $20,000 to play for. That's the prize that will go to members of the winning team. The losers get nothing.

We're here with everything you need to know about the 2017 MLB All-Star Game, including scheduling and roster information.

2017 MLB All-Star Game

What: National League vs. American League

Where: Marlins Park, Miami

When: Tuesday, July 11

Time: 8 p.m. ET

National TV: Fox

Live Stream: Fox Sports Go

Rosters

American League Starters

C Salvador Perez, Kansas City Royals

1B Justin Smoak, Toronto Blue Jays

2B Jose Altuve, Houston Astros

3B Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Indians

SS Carlos Correa, Houston Astros

OF Aaron Judge, New York Yankees

OF Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox

OF George Springer, Houston Astros

DH Corey Dickerson, Tampa Bay Rays

American League Reserves

C Gary Sanchez, New York Yankees

1B Yonder Alonso, Oakland Athletics

2B Jonathan Schoop, Baltimore Orioles

2B Starlin Castro, New York Yankees

3B Miguel Sano, Minnesota Twins

3B Mike Moustakas, Kansas City Royals

SS Francisco Lindor, Cleveland Indians

OF Avisail Garcia, Chicago White Sox

OF Michael Brantley, Cleveland Indians

DH Nelson Cruz, Seattle Mariners

American League Pitching Staff

SP Chris Sale, Boston Red Sox

SP Lance McCullers, Houston Astros

SP Jason Vargas, Kansas City Royals

SP Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers

SP Michael Fulmer, Detroit Tigers

SP Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians

SP Ervin Santana, Minnesota Twins

SP Luis Severino, New York Yankees

SP Dallas Keuchel, Houston Astros

RP Craig Kimbrel, Boston Red Sox

RP Andrew Miller, Cleveland Indians

RP Dellin Betances, New York Yankees

National League Starters

C Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants

1B Ryan Zimmerman, Washington Nationals

2B Daniel Murphy, Washington Nationals

3B Nolan Arenado, Colorado Rockies

SS Zack Cozart, Cincinnati Reds

OF Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals

OF Charlie Blackmon, Colorado Rockies

OF Marcell Ozuna, Miami Marlins

National League Reserves

C Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals

1B Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks

1B Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds

1B/OF Cody Bellinger, Los Angeles Dodgers

2B Josh Harrison, Pittsburgh Pirates

2B DJ LeMahieu, Colorado Rockies

3B Jake Lamb, Arizona Diamondbacks

3B Justin Turner, Los Angeles Dodgers

SS Corey Seager, Los Angeles Dodgers

OF Ender Inciarte, Atlanta Braves

OF Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins

OF Michael Conforto, New York Mets

National League Pitching Staff

SP Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers

SP Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals

SP Carlos Martinez, St. Louis Cardinals

SP Zack Greinke, Arizona Diamondbacks

SP Robbie Ray, Arizona Diamondbacks

SP Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals

RP Kenley Jansen, Los Angeles Dodgers

RP Wade Davis, Chicago Cubs

RP Corey Knebel, Milwaukee Brewers

RP Greg Holland, Colorado Rockies

RP Brad Hand, San Diego Padres

RP Pat Neshek, Philadelphia Phillies

Roster Notes

Four pitchers—Michael Fulmer, Corey Kluber, Yu Darvish and Clayton Kershaw—will be ineligible to pitch after starting on Sunday. Dallas Keuchel will not pitch due to injury.

Mike Trout has been replaced in the American League lineup by Mookie Betts due to injury. Starlin Castro is also out due to injury. According to Yahoo Sports, the replacement players are as follows:

World Series Home Field No Longer in Play

For the past decade and a half, the winning league in the MLB All-Star Game earned home-field advantage for its representative in the World Series. This is no longer the case, as baseball has decided to fall in line with other professional sports leagues.

Whichever team holds the best record in the World Series will own home-field advantage.

The good news for baseball fans is that they should get to see more of their favorite players in the All-Star Game. Managers shouldn't be quite as inclined to keep the absolute best players on the field, and there should be a better rotation of talent now.

"Really, this is the way it should be," St. Louis Cardinals owner Bill DeWitt said, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. "You want more players who can appear in the game."

The players themselves should still play hard when they are on the field, though, since both money and pride will be at stake.

Francona Out as AL Manager

The managers for the All-Star Game were to be Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona and Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon. However, Francona won't be managing for the American League after undergoing a heart procedure, according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports:

Instead, Indians bench coach Brad Mills will manage the AL squad on Tuesday. Mills does have management experience, having managed the Houston Astros from 2010 to 2012.

Francona is expected to return to the Indians later in the week.

"I think his mind is at ease knowing they were able to perform a successful procedure to get his issue corrected," Chris Antonetti, the Indians' president of baseball operations, said, per Zack Meisel of Cleveland.com. "And now he knows that the path in front of him is just a little rest and recovery and he can get back to doing what he loves."

Francona has been the Indians manager since 2013 and has twice been named AL Manager of the Year.

Fernandez to be Honored

The Marlins and the collective baseball world lost a shining star last year when 24-year-old pitcher Jose Fernandez tragically died in a boating accident.

"I miss him all the time," former Marlins pitching coach Chuck Hernandez said, per Ethan Bauer of the Miami Herald. "We miss him. My family misses him. My whole family loved the kid. My wife loved the kid. ... It's surreal that he's not here. Every time I go to Miami, I'm just like, 'I wanna see him. I wanna hug him. I wanna be with him.' Obviously, that can't be."

There's a good chance that Fernandez, a two-time All-Star, would be pitching in Tuesday's game if he were still alive. The Marlins and MLB will ensure that his presence will still be felt in his home stadium.

According to Bauer, Major League Baseball plans to honor Fernandez during the All-Star Game.