Top 5 MLB Teams with the Most All-Star Game Selections

 

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Today, it was announced that Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves, the selected starting pitcher for the National League in the 2024 MLB All-Star Game, will no longer start in the All-Star game, set to take place on July 16th, as he is now scheduled to start for the Braves tomorrow, July 14th.

Christopher Sánchez of the Philadelphia Phillies is replacing Sale as the starting pitcher for the NL.

With Sanchez in the mix, the Phillies now have eight players from the organization listed on the 2024 NL All-Star roster. This is tied for the most in MLB history.

There are now five teams in MLB history that have sent eight players to an All-Star game in a single season. Let's take a closer look at these five teams.

1. 2024 Philadelphia Phillies

Record Going Into All-Star Break: 61-33 (At the time I am writing this article, they still have two more games to play before the break, both against the Oakland A’s today (7/13) and tomorrow, 7/14.)

All-Star Game Selections:

Bryce Harper, 1B
Trea Turner, SS
Alec Bohm, 3B
Christopher Sanchez, SP
Zack Wheeler, SP
Ranger Suarez, SP
Jeff Hoffman, RP
Matt Strahm, RP

How Their Season Ended: TBD.

2. 2023 Atlanta Braves

Record Going Into All-Star Break: 60-29

All-Star Game Selections:

Ronald Acuña Jr. OF
Orlando Arcia, SS
Sean Murphy C
Matt Olson, 1B
Ozzie Albies, 2B
Austin Riley, 3B
Spencer Strider, SP
Bryce Elder, SP

How Their Season Ended: The Braves had a historic regular season, finishing with a record of 104-58. The Braves hit 307 home runs, tying the 2019 Minnesota Twins for the most home runs by a team in a single season. Atlanta also set the record for the highest team slugging percentage in a season at.501. Despite this, they were eliminated in the NLDS by the Philadelphia Phillies, who won the best-of-five series 3-1.

3. 2008 Chicago Cubs

Record Going Into All-Star Break: 57-38

All-Star Game Selections:

Geovany Soto C
Aramis Ramírez, 3B
Kosuke Fukudome, OF
Alfonso Soriano OF
Ryan Dempster, SP
Carlos Mármol, RP
Kerry Wood, RP

How Their Season Ended: The Cubs remained a force to be reckoned with throughout the rest of the season, finishing the year with a record of 97-64, which was the second-best record in baseball in ‘08. Unfortunately for the Cubs, their regular-season success did not translate to the postseason, as they were swept 3-0 in the NLDS by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

4. 2004 New York Yankees

Record Going Into All-Star Break: 55-31

All-Star Game Selections:

Jason Giambi, 1B
Derek Jeter SS
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Hideki Matsui OF
Gary Sheffield, OF
Javier Vazquez, SP
Tom Gordon, RP
Mariano Rivera, RP

How Their Season Ended: The Yankees continued to play at an elite level post-All-Star break, finishing the season with a record of 101-61, which was the best record in the AL and the second best in all of baseball. The 2004 postseason is one Yankees fans would like to erase from history. After holding a commanding 3-0 lead over the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS, the Red Sox would make history by winning four consecutive games and eliminating the Yankees from the postseason.

5. 2001 Seattle Mariners

Record Going Into All-Star Break: 63-24

All-Star Game Selections:

John Olerud, 1B
Bret Boone, 2B
Edgar Martinez, DH
Mike Cameron, OF
Ichiro Suzuki, OF
Freddy Garcia, SP
Jeff Nelson, RP
Kazuhiro Sasaki, RP

How Their Season Ended: The Mariners would continue their regular-season dominance after the All-Star break. Seattle finished the 2001 season with a record of 116-46, which is tied for the most wins in a single season. The Mariners would go on to lose to the Yankees in the ALCS, becoming the first team in MLB history to win 110 or more regular-season games and fail to reach the World Series.

Biggest Takeaway

None of the teams listed won a World Series or even reached the World Series, despite having an abundance of All-Stars.

Do the 2024 Phillies break this curse? Drop your comments below.