Your 2023 All-Star Game Starting Lineups

 It is a tradition of mine to announce the ASG starting lineups on here as they would at the game, as a way of presenting All-Star customs, for as long as I can remember. It goes back to how awesome it is during the broadcast for me to see all these guys presented as the best of the best, and to see these heroes given the welcome they deserve. So that's why I keep doing it, other than my own personal amusement.

As tonight's the big game once again, let's introduce the starting lineups for the 2023 All-Star Game.

First, for the National League...leading off, and starting in right field, for the Atlanta Braves...RONALD ACUNA JR.

Batting second for the NL, the first baseman, for the Los Angeles Dodgers...FREEDIE FREEMAN!

Third in the order, and playing centerfield tonight, also for the Los Angeles Dodgers...MOOKIE BETTS!

In the clean-up position for the NL team, the designated hitter, from the Los Angeles Dodgers...J.D. MARTINEZ.

Batting fifth tonight, and starting the game at third base, from the St. Louis Cardinals...NOLAN ARENADO.

Sixth in the order tonight, and playing second base, from the Miami Marlins...LUIS ARRAEZ.

Batting seventh tonight, and beginning the game behind the backstop, from the Atlanta Braves...SEAN MURPHY.

In the eighth position, and playing left field for the NL tonight, from the Arizona Diamondbacks...CORBIN CARROLL!

And batting ninth tonight, the starting shortstop, from the Atlanta Braves...ORLANDO ARCIA.

And starting the game for the NL on the mound, from the Arizona Diamondbacks...ZAC GALLEN!

Now for the American League All-Star starters!

[Modest applause from the Seattle crowd still miffed that Dusty didn't elect Julio to start]

Leading off tonight for the AL, starting the game at second, from the Texas Rangers, MARCUS SEMIEN!

Batting second, the AL's designated hitter, from the Los Angeles Angels...SHOHEI...OHTANI.

[Cheers and also ambivalence from Mariners fans]

Third in the order, the left fielder, from the Tampa Bay Rays...RANDY AROZARENA.

Batting cleanup tonight for the AL, the team's starting shortstop, from the Texas Rangers...COREY SEAGER.

Fifth in the lineup, and starting the game at first base, from the Tampa Bay Rays, YANDY DIAZ.

Sixth in the lineup, and starting the game in right field, from the Texas Rangers...ADOLIS GARCIA.

Batting seventh, and playing center field, from the Baltimore Orioles...AUSTIN HAYS.

In the eight-spot for the AL, and starting the game at third base, from the Texas Rangers...JOSH JUNG.

And batting ninth, starting the game as catcher, from the Texas Rangers, JONAH HEIM.

Warming up in the bullpen to start tonight's game for the AL, from the New York Yankees...GERRIT COLE.

These are your lineups, let's hope for a fun game.