Welcome to the 20th Annual DMBL All-Star Game!

This year we prepare to play the 29th 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.

It looked like this year's game was going to be an offensive showcase. Ketel Marte led off the bottom of the first with a solo home run, then Diamond returned in the 2nd with back to back homers from Charlie Blackmon and George Springer. However, Diamond tied the game back up in the bottom of the inning with a Ramon Laureano homer. Diamond would go on to score three more runs int he next two innings to open up a 5-2 lead. In the top of the 5th, Xander Bogaerts and Keston Hiura homered to bring Micro within one, but that would be as far as they would get. Rafael Devers doubled in an insurance run in the 5th and that would be all the scoring as both bullpens shut down the rest of the game.

This year's MVP was split between Ketel Marte and Rafael Devers, both of which had identical 3-4 lines with 2 RBIs, and a double and home run each. It was the first shared MVP since 1993.

Check out all the details in the box score.

Previous All-Star Game Results

This year's All-Star Team has been selected.  The leading vote getters by division and position (*ties were broken by commissioner's discretion):

Micro Conference Starters				Diamond Conference Starters
Position	Player/Team	Votes		Position	Player/Team	Votes
C	Jorge Alfaro, EP	2		C	Mitch Garver, PHI	5
1B	Cody Bellinger, SCS	5		1B	Josh Bell, BR	5
2B	Keston Hiura, HIL	5		2B	Brandon Lowe, BR	3
3B	Alex Bregman, EP	5		3B	Evan Longoria, HPG	3
SS	Xander Bogaerts, POO	3		SS	Marcus Semien, TUC	5
OF	George Springer, SCS	6		OF	Ketel Marte, TUC	6
OF	Charlie Blackmon, VAN	4		OF	Ramon Laureano, ARK	5
OF	Jorge Soler, POO	4		OF	Brett Gardner, HPG	3
DH	Christian Yelich, SCS	6		DH	Rafael Devers, ARK	4
SP	Lucas Giolito, SCS	6		SP	Steven Strasburg, HPG	7
RP	Kirby Yates, ALN	7		RP	Cam Bedrosian, BR	7
All-Star Bench
C	Wilson Ramos, VAN	2		C	Francisco Mejia, BR	1
C	Tom Murphy, MAR	1		2B	Jose Altuve, TUC	3
1B	Pete Alonso, HIL	2		3B	Howie Kendrick, BR	2
2B	DJ LeMahieu, ALN	2		3B	Hunter Dozier, ARK	2
SS	Fernando Tatis, EP	2		OF	Mark Canha, SF	2
OF	Mike Trout, ALN	4		OF	Aaron Judge, EC	2
P	Justin Verlander, HIL	6		P	Jack Flaherty, HBK	6
P	Lance Lynn, SCS	4		P	Chris Paddack, TUC	5
P	Mike Minor, ALN	4		P	Max Scherzer, TUC	5
P	Frankie Montas, HIL	4		P	Tyler Glasnow, SF	4
P	Will Harris, VAN	5		P	Alex Colome, HBK	5
P	Brandon Workman, SCS	5		P	Scott Oberg, TUC	4
P	Austin L Adams, POO	4		P	Sergio Romo, HPG	4
P	Felipe Vazquez, LIV	4		P	Pedro Baez, SF	3

Voting Results:

Catcher

Micro:  Jorge Alfaro, EP, 2; Wilson Ramos, VAN, 2; Tom Murphy, MAR, 1; Omar Narvaez, LIV, 1; Austin Romine, ALN, 1.
Diamond:  Mitch Garver, PHI, 5; Francisco Mejia, BR, 1; Gary Sanchez, HPG, 1.

First Base

Micro:  Cody Bellinger, SCS, 1; Pete Alonso, HIL, 2; Jose Abreu, VAN, 1.
Diamond:  Josh Bell, BR, 5; Rhys Hoskins, PHI, 1; Anthony Rizzo, ARK, 1.

Second Base

Micro: Keston Hiura, HIL, 5; DJ LeMahieu, ALN, 2.
Diamond:  Jose Altuve, TUC, 3; Brandon Lowe, BR, 3; Luis Arraez, HBK, 1.

Third Base

Micro:  Alex Bregman, EP, 5; Kris Bryant, HIL, 1; Josh Donaldson, POO, 1.
Diamond:  Evan Longoria, HPG, 3; Hunter Dozier, ARK, 2; Nolan Arenado, TUC, 1; Howie Kendrick, BR, 1.

Shortstop

Micro:  Xander Bogaerts, POO, 3; Fernando Tatis, EP, 2; Carlos Correa, LIV, 1; Gleyber Torres, HIL, 1.
Diamond:  Marcus Semien, TUC, 5; Javier Baez, HBK, 1; Adalberto Mondesi, ARK, 1.

Outfield

Micro: George Springer, SCS, 1; Charlie Blackmon, VAN, 1; Jorge Soler, POO, 4; Mike Trout, ALN, 4; Ronald Acuna, EP, 1; Cody Bellinger, SCS, 1; Mookie Betts, LIV, 1.
Diamond: Ketel Marte, TUC, 6; Ramon Laureano, ARK, 5; Brett Gardner, HPG, 3; Mark Canha, SF, 2; Bryce Harper, HPG, 2; Michael Conforto, PHI, 1; Eloy Jimenez, PHI, 1; Orlando Mercado, BR, 1.

Designated Hitter

Micro: Christian Yelich, SCS, 6; Yordan Alvarez, HIL, 1.
Diamond: Rafael Devers, ARK, 4; Aaron Judge, EC, 2; Jorge Polanco, HBK, 1.

Starting Pitchers

Micro: Lucas Giolito, SCS, 6; Justin Verlander, HIL, 6; Lance Lynn, SCS, 4; Mike Minor, ALN, 4; Frankie Montas, HIL, 4; Gerrit Cole, LIV, 2; Jacob deGrom, 2; Max Fried, EP, 2; Charlie Morton, MAR, 2; Walker Buehler, EP, 1; Aaron Civale, SCS, 1; Zack Greinke, HIL, 1.
Diamond: Steven Strasburg, HPG, 7; Jack Flaherty, HBK, 6; Chris Paddack, TUC, 5; Max Scherzer, TUC, 5; Tyler Glasnow, SF, 4; Shane Bieber, BR, 3; Mike Fiers, HPG, 3; Patrick Corbin, TUC, 1; Rich Hill, SF, 1.

Relief Pitchers

Micro: Kirby Yates, ALN, 7; Will Harris, VAN, 5; Brandon Workman, SCS, 5; Austin L Adams, POO, 4; Felipe Vazquez, LIV, 4; Carlos Martinez, SCS, 2; Anthony Bass, MAR, 1; Steve Cishek, EP, 1; Giovanny Gallegos, SCS, 1; Jarlin Garcia, EP, 1; Ken Giles, POO, 1; Emilio Pagan, LIV, 1; Rowan Wick, SCS, 1.
Diamond: Cam Bedrosian, BR, 5; Alex Colome, HBK, 5; Scott Oberg, TUC, 4; Sergio Romo, HPG, 4; Pedro Baez, SF, 3; Shane Greene, HPG, 3; Aroldis Chapman, BR, 2; Liam Hendriks, TUC, 2; Taylor Rogers, TUC, 2; Josh Hader, TUC, 1; Brandon Kintzler, ARK, 1; Seth Lugo, SF, 1; Hansel Robles, ARK, 1; Joakim Soria, PHI, 1; Hunter Wood, PHI, 1.