This year we prepare to play the 32nd All-Star Game in league history -- a game pitting
the top players from the Diamond Conference and the Micro Conference. 2012 was the first
year that featured the conference matchups. Previously it had been the Hanover Division against the Morris
Division, but with the league expansion, the DMBL chose to realign its two divisions into four.
In 1991 and 1992, there were only six and seven
teams, and only one division. The top players from those six or seven teams were
pitted against the AL and NL All-Stars in a two game series. In 1993, when the
league expanded to 10 teams, the league was split into two divisions allowing for a better
All-Star game format.
This year's exhibition was a low-scoring affair. Both starters held their opposition scoreless, with Justin Verlander holding Diamond hitless in his two innings of work and Max Scherzer working out of a jam to preserve the tie for Diamond. Diamond's first hit would come in the 4th on an Aaron Judge solo shot down the line. Micro was held in check and Judge would get his 2nd hit of the game in the 7th for Diamond but was left stranded.
That opened the door for Micro, as Francisco Lindor reached on a walk and scored on a Jeff McNeil single in the bottom of the 7th to tie the game up at 1.
In the top of the 9th, David Robertson retired the first two batters, but Clay Holmes started his outing hitting Nolan Arenado, followed up with Judge's 3rd hit of the evening, a single up the middle. Anthony Santander would come through and bring Lindor in to take the lead 2-1 for Diamond.
In the bottom of the half, the two Lopezes, Jorge and Reynaldo, sent down the Micros in order to seal the win.
It was an easy call to award this year's MVP to Sardine City's Aaron Judge who was only a triple shy of the first ever All-Star cycle.
Check out all the details in the box score.
Year |
Results |
MVP |
1991 |
Game 1 -- Micro League
All-Stars 11, AL 5
Game 2 -- NL 10, Micro League 7 |
Ryne Sandberg, Aus. |
1992 |
Game 1 -- Micro League 3,
NL 2
Game 2 -- AL 8, Micro League 4 |
Kirby Puckett, Col. |
1993 |
Morris 11, Hanover 4 |
Darren Daulton, Van.
Barry Bonds, Ark. (Co-MVPs) |
1994 |
Morris 7, Hanover 3 |
Randy Johnson, Wai. |
1995 |
Strike -- no season |
|
1996 |
Hanover 11, Morris 8 |
Albert Belle, Aus. |
1997 |
Morris 4, Hanover 1 |
Ken Caminiti, Col. |
1998 |
Morris 3, Hanover 1 |
Juan Gonzalez, Ark. |
1999 |
Morris 3, Hanover 2 |
John Olerud, Ark. |
2000 |
Hanover 8, Morris 4 |
Mike Piazza, Haw. |
2001 |
Hanover 6, Morris 5 |
Chipper Jones, Nwk. |
2002 |
Hanover 6, Morris 5 |
Manny Ramirez, Nwk. |
2003 |
Hanover 7, Morris 1 |
Tim Salmon, Stp. |
2004 |
Morris 7, Hanover 3 |
Matthew LeCroy, Phi. |
2005 |
Morris 3, Hanover 2, 12 inn |
Johan Santana, Phi. |
2006 |
Morris 15, Hanover 7 |
Travis Hafner, Car. |
2007 |
Hanover 8, Morris 3 |
Marlon Anderson, Nwk. |
2008 |
Morris 13, Hanover 1 |
Prince Fielder, BR |
2009 |
Hanover 6, Morris 5, 17 inn. |
Mariano Rivera, Mar. |
2010 |
Morris 2, Hanover 1 |
Carlos Gonzalez, Hil. |
2011 |
Hanover 9, Morris 6 |
Robinson Cano, NJ |
2012 |
Micro 2, Diamond 0 |
Ben Zobrist, BR |
2013 |
Diamond 7, Micro 6 |
Prince Fielder, RWD |
2014 |
Diamond 4, Micro 3 |
Carlos Gonzalez, LIV |
2015 |
Micro 4, Diamond 1 |
Collin McHugh, POO |
2016 |
Micro 2, Diamond 0 |
Ryan Braun, SCS |
2017 |
Diamond 12, Micro 4 |
Mark Trumbo, PHI |
2018 |
Diamond 4, Micro 3 |
Jose Ramirez, PHI |
2019 |
Micro 3, Diamond 0 |
Omar Narvaez, LIV |
2020 |
Diamond 6, Micro 4 |
Rafael Devers, ARK and Ketel Marte, TUC |
2021 |
Diamond 8, Micro 5 |
Jose Abreu, VAN |
2022 |
Micro 7, Diamond 0 |
Buster Posey, MAR |
2023 |
Diamond 2, Micro 1 |
Aaron Judge, SCS |
This year's All-Star Team has been selected. The leading vote getters by division
and position (*ties were broken by commissioner's discretion):
Diamond Conference Starters |
|
Micro Conference Starters |
Position |
Player/Team |
Votes |
|
Position |
Player/Team |
Votes |
C |
Salvador Perez, ARK |
8 |
|
C |
Travis d'Arnaud |
6 |
1B |
Keston Hiura, SF |
5 |
|
1B |
Paul Goldschmidt, LIV |
8 |
2B |
Jose Altuve, TUC |
4 |
|
2B |
Jeff McNeil, ERI |
8 |
3B |
Nolan Arenado, TUC |
8 |
|
3B |
Jose Ramirez, BR |
7 |
SS |
Trea Turner, TUC |
6 |
|
SS |
Oneil Cruz, BR |
5 |
OF |
Aaron Judge, SCS |
8 |
|
OF |
Mookie Betts, LIV |
6 |
OF |
Michael Harris, HBK |
6 |
|
OF |
Mike Trout, ALN |
5 |
OF |
Trayce Thompson, VAN |
4 |
|
OF |
Manuel Margot, RCK |
3 |
DH |
Harold Ramirez, TUC |
5 |
|
DH |
Bryce Harper, PHI |
3 |
SP |
Max Scherzer, TUC |
8 |
|
SP |
Justin Verlander, MAR |
8 |
RP |
Ryan Helsley, HBK |
7 |
|
RP |
David Robertson, HIL |
7 |
All-Star Bench |
C |
Adley Rutchsman, GL |
0 |
|
C |
Tyler Stephenson, EP |
1 |
1B |
Vinnie Pasquantino, ARK |
2 |
|
3B |
Manny Machado, ALN |
1 |
2B |
Jorge Polanco, HBK |
2 |
|
SS |
Francisco Lindor, ERI |
2 |
OF |
Anthony Santander, TUC |
1 |
|
OF |
Kyle Schwarber, PHI |
3 |
SS |
Luis Garcia, VAN |
1 |
|
OF |
Byron Buxton, HIL |
3 |
DH |
Rafael Devers, ARK |
2 |
|
DH |
Vladimir Guerrero, LIV |
2 |
P |
Clayton Kershaw, HBK |
7 |
|
P |
Shohei Ohtani, POO |
6 |
P |
Kevin Gausman, TUC |
6 |
|
P |
Spencer Strider, HIL |
5 |
P |
Miles Mikolas, HPG |
5 |
|
P |
Alek Manoah, RCK |
4 |
P |
Brandon Woodruff, TUC |
4 |
|
P |
Edward Cabrera, ERI |
3 |
P |
Wandy Peralta, NWK |
4 |
|
P |
Jordan Romano, ALN |
7 |
P |
Reynaldo Lopez, HBK |
3 |
|
P |
Clay Holmes, ERI |
5 |
P |
Evan Phillips, SCS |
3 |
|
P |
Emmanuel Clase, ERI |
3 |
P |
Reynaldo Lopez, EC |
2 |
|
P |
Jose Quijida, POO |
3 |
Catcher
Micro: Travis d'Arnaud, ALN, 1; JT Realmuto, POO, 1; Tyler Stephenson, EP, 1.
Diamond: Salvador Perez, ARK, 8.
First Base
Micro: Paul Goldschmidt, LIV, 8.
Diamond: Keston Hiura, SF, 5; Vinnie Pasquantino, ARK, 2; Rhys Hoskins, EC, 1.
Second Base
Micro: Jeff McNeill, ERI, 8.
Diamond: Jose Altuve, TUC, 4; Jorge Polanco, HBK, 2; Luis Garcia, VAN, 1; Jean Segura, GL, 1.
Third Base
Micro: Jose Ramirez, BR, 7; Manny Machado, ALN, 1.
Diamond: Nolan Arenado, TUC, 8.
Shortstop
Micro: Oneil Cruz, BR, 5; Francisco Lindor, ERI, 2; Bo Bichette, PHI, 1.
Diamond: Trea Turner, TUC, 6; Elvis Andrus, SF, 1; Marcus Semien, GL, 1.
Outfield
Micro: Mookie Betts, LIV, 6; Mike Trout, ALN, 5; Manuel Margot, RCK, 3; Byron Buxton, HIL, 3; Kyle Schwarber, PHI, 3; Steven Kwan, ERI, 1; Jurickson Profar, BR, 1; Bryan Reynolds, MAR, 1; Kyle Tucker, ALN, 1.
Diamond: Aaron Judge, SCS, 8; Michael Harris II, HBK, 6; Trayce Thompson, VAN, 4; Randy Arozarena, GL, 1; Mark Canha, SF, 1; Harold Ramirez, TUC, 1; Dalton Varsho, EC, 1; Taylor Ward, TUC, 1.
Designated Hitter
Micro: Bryce Harper, PHI, 3; Adolys Garcia, BR, 1; Vladimir Guerrero, LIV, 2; Oscar Gonzalez, RCK, 1.
Diamond: Harold Ramirez, TUC, 5; Rafael Devers, ARK, 2; Ty France, VAN, 1.
Starting Pitchers
Micro: Justin Verlander, MAR, 8; Shohei Ohtani, POO, 6; Spencer Strider, HIL, 5; Alek Manoah, RCK, 4; Edward Cabrera, ERI, 3; Jacob deGrom, LIV, 3; Gerrit Cole, LIV, 2; Nestor Cortes, ALN, 2; Zack Wheeler, PHI, 2. Jose Quintana, ERI, 1; Luis Severino, MAr, 1; Ross Stripling, LIV, 1.
Diamond: Max Scherzer, TUC, 8; Clayton Kershaw, HBK, 7; Kevin Gausman, TUC, 6; Miles Mikolas, HPG, 5; Brandon Woodruff, TUC, 4;
Sandy Alcantara, ARK, 2; Aaron Nola, VAN, 2; Luis Castillo, VAN, 1; Alex Cobb, Ec, 1; Zac Gallen, ARK, 1; Carlos Rodon, HPG, 1.
Relief Pitchers
Micro: Jordan Romano, ALN, 7; David Robertson, HIL, 7; Clay Holmes, ERI, 5; Emmanuel Clase, ERI, 3; Jose Quijida, POO, 3; Brooks Raley, POO, 3;
Andres Munoz, EP, 2; Caleb Thielbar, HIL, 2; Kenley Jansen, LIV, 1; Tate, EP, 1; Garrett Whitlock, EP, 1.
Diamond: Ryan Helsley, HBK, 7; Wandy Peralta, NWK, 4; Evan Phillips, SCS, 3; Reynaldo Lopez, EC, 3; Daniel Bard, SCS, 3;
Jorge Lopez, EC, 2; Yency Almonte, VAN, 2; Felix Bautista, ARK, 2; Liam Henriks, TUC, 2; Scott Barlow, ARK, 1; Seranthony Dominguez, ARK, 1; Jimmy Herget, HPG, 1; Jhoan Duran, HPG, 1; Giovanny Gallegos, GL, 1; Devin Williams, SF, 1.
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