Ronald Acuña Jr, Freddie Freeman named All-Star starters

The votes are in and the Atlanta Braves will be well represented in the National League lineup for the 2021 MLB All-Star Game. Both Freddie Freeman and Ronald Acuña Jr. were voted in as starters while Ozzie Albies finished second to Pirates second baseman Adam Frazier.

Freeman will be making his fifth All-Star Game appearance and his third straight start for the NL. He captured 48% of the vote beating out Dodgers first baseman Max Muncy. Acuña will be making his second straight trip to the mid-summer classic and his second consecutive start. Albies entered the final phase of voting with the lead but was unable to hold off Frazier over the final week.

Below is a look at the starting lineups:

National League

C - Buster Posey
1B - Freddie Freeman
2B - Adam Frazier
SS - Fernando Tatis Jr.
3B - Nolan Arenado
OF - Ronald Acuña Jr.
OF - Nick Castellanos
OF - Jesse Winker

American League

C - Salvador Perez
1B - Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
2B - Marcus Semien
SS - Xander Bogaerts
3B - Rafael Devers
OF - Teoscar Hernandez
OF - Aaron Judge
OF - Mike Trout
DH - Shohei Ohtani

The rest of the All-Star rosters will be announced Sunday at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.