10 facts about this year's MLB All-Star Game starters

On Wednesday, MLB revealed the American and National League starters for the 2024 All-Star Game. Here are 10 interesting facts about this year's group. 

Gunnar Henderson, Baltimore Orioles: The 2023 AL Rookie of the Year is only the seventh shortstop to begin the season at 22 years old or younger and be named an All-Star season and just the third since 1983, joining Starlin Castro (2012, 2011) and Cal Ripken Jr. (1983).

Jose Ramirez and Steven Kwan, Cleveland Guardians: The AL leader will have at least two starters in the All-Star Game for the first time since 2000, when Cleveland had three, including Roberto Alomar, Manny Ramirez (injured) and Travis Fryman. 

Jose Altuve, Houston Astros: The 14-year MLB veteran is now one of only nine players in baseball history to earn at least nine career All-Star nods while playing 90 percent or more of their career at second base and the first to join the list since Roberto Alomar (1998). 

Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers: The five-tool phenom earns his fourth consecutive All-Star nod at DH, the longest such streak in baseball history. 

William Contreras, Milwaukee Brewers: The fifth-year backstop earns his second All-Star nod, but his first with the Brewers, joining only Jonathan Lucroy (2014) and Ted Simmons (1983) as only the third catcher in franchise history to start the mid-summer classic. 

Aaron Judge and Juan Soto, New York Yankees: The formidable tandem is the second outfield duo to start the All-Star Game for the Yankees over the past three seasons (Judge/Giancarlo Stanton, 2022) and the 10th pair in franchise history.

Bryce Harper, Trea Turner and Alec Bohm, Philadelphia Phillies: Harper, Turner and Bohm are the first Phillies infield trio to start an All-Star Game since 1982 (Mike Schmidt (3B), Pete Rose (1B) and Manny Trillo (2B). 

Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres: Tatis is only the fourth player in MLB history to earn an All-Star nod as a shortstop and an outfielder, joining Ian Desmond, Harvey Kuenn and Tom Tresh. 

Jurickson Profar, San Diego Padres: Profar is finally headed to his first mid-summer classic, becoming the 18th player in MLB history to play at least 11 before making an All-Star team. 

Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays: Amid a bounce-back season, the first-baseman becomes just the fourth player in Blue Jays history to start in three or more All-Star Games, joining Jose Bautista (4x), Roberto Alomar (4x) and Joe Carter (3x), per Sarah Langs of MLB.com.