IBWAA All-Star Rosters - Announcing the 2024 IBWAA All-Stars

 

IBWAA All-Star Rosters

Announcing the 2024 IBWAA All-Stars

IBWAA JUL 1

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The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) conducted its fourth annual All-Star election. All IBWAA members were eligible to cast a ballot. 

Each roster includes 20 position players with at least three catchers, two players at each infield position, five outfielders, and one designated hitter. Each roster also includes 12 pitchers with a minimum of six starters and two relievers.

The rosters are as follows (starters in bold):

American League

C: BAL Adley Rutschman, CLE David Fry, KCR Salvador Perez

1B: TOR Vladimir Guerrero Jr., BAL Ryan Mountcastle, CLE Josh Naylor

2B: TEX Marcus Semien, HOU Jose Altuve

3B: CLE José Ramírez, BOS Rafael Devers, BAL Jordan Westburg

SS: BAL Gunnar Henderson, KCR Bobby Witt Jr.

OF: NYY Aaron Judge, NYY Juan Soto, HOU Kyle Tucker, BOS Jarren Duran, CLE Steven Kwan

DH: HOU Yordan Álvarez, Brent Rooker

SP: DET Tarik Skubal, BAL Corbin Burnes, CHW Garrett Crochet, CHW Erick Fedde, DET Jack Flaherty, SEA Logan Gilbert, BOS Tanner Houck, KCR Seth Lugo, KCR Cole Ragans

RP: CLE Emmanuel Clase, NYY Clay Holmes, OAK Mason Miller

National League

C: MIL William Contreras, STL Willson Contreras, LAD Will Smith

1B: PHI Bryce Harper, LAD Freddie Freeman

2B: ARI Ketel Marte, SDP Luis Arraez

3B: PHI Alec Bohm, COL Ryan McMahon, MIL Joey Ortiz

SS: LAD Mookie Betts, CIN Elly De La Cruz, NYM Francisco Lindor

OF: LAD Teoscar Hernández, SDP Jurickson Profar, SDP Fernando Tatis Jr., CHC Seiya Suzuki, MIL Christian Yelich

DH: LAD Shohei Ohtani, ATL Marcell Ozuna

SP: PHI Ranger Suárez, LAD Tyler Glasnow, STL Sonny Gray, CHC Shota Imanaga, PHI Aaron Nola, ATL Chris Sale, SFG Logan Webb, PHI Zach Wheeler, LAD Yoshinobu Yamamoto

RP: STL Ryan Helsley, SDP Robert Suarez, WSN Kyle Finnegan

The IBWAA endeavors to serve the baseball writing community, representing more than 800 baseball content creators. We strive to increase visibility, networking, and opportunities for all of our members. In addition to preseason predictions, the IBWAA also conducts elections for regular season awards in September and the Hall of Fame in December.

Association membership is open to any and all Internet baseball writers and content creators. For more information please visit www.ibwaa.com.

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John Sterling Hangs up the Mic! We will miss you John!

 Yankees games on the radio will never be the same.   John has officially retired from being the voice of the Yankees on the radio since he took over in 1989.  For 36 years, we were blessed to be able to experience the game through the voice of John.  John did it his way, and there was nothing better.  Historic call after historic call will forever be embedded in our brains.   John, and only John, could do it like he could.  Sterling has been a fixture for the Yankees for over 3 decades and blessed us with his deep pipes and called a ballgame like no other.  At 85 years young, and after 64 years in broadcasting, John knew it was time to walk away from the game he loved.  At one point, he called 5,060 straight games, blowing away both Gehrig and Ripken's records!  His final game was a Yankees' 8-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on April 7, 2024.  Together, he and Suzyn Waldman, radio partners since 2005, entertained fans through thousands of innings, describing a ballgame unlike any duo ever.  They both complimented each other in ways that helped the marriage last so long.  I am one who chose many times to listen to the ballgame over watching it.   Why?  Simple.  John and Suzyn were about entertainment and they called like they saw it.  They never held back, good and bad, for either team.  Yet, they were the biggest Yankees fans around.  The perfect summer day was doing yard work and listening to John and Suzyn call a game.  That can never be replaced.  The highlight of any day was, "Stepping up to the microphone one again is the voice of the New York Yankees.  Here is John Sterling.  Well, Suzyn, I thank you."  Never again will we experience the greatest call ever....."Yankees win!   Thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhe, Yankees win!"  John and Suzyn kept us entertained with baseball, music, broadway, food or any topic to keep fans engaged, even in a 10-0 blowout.  "Bernie goes Boom!" will never be echoed again, and that's okay.   Those memories have been implanted inside us forever.   As John moves into official retirement, his legend will never fade away.   Forever will I hear "Thhhhhhe 2-1 pitch is on the way." to "That ball is high.  It is far. It is gone!"  The passion that was echoed through the mic touched us all.   John, I miss you, but never forget you.   Wishing you all the best in your retirement.  You have impacted the game of baseball in ways you will never know.   From Jeter's 3,000th hit to Aaron Judge's historic 62nd blast, it was your voice that carried us all.  The only good news is that Suzyn Waldman, a trailblazer for woman and people around the world, will be there to carry the torch forward for you and all Yankees fans forever.   John and Suzyn, the best duo ever!   Thank you John!  Simply put......"We Thank you!"