MLB All-Star reserves to be named Sunday

The nine starting hitters for each team in the July 12 Major League Baseball All-Star Game were announced on Tuesday, and the remaining 23 players for each squad will be revealed on Sunday.

Typically, the 23 reserves consist of 12 pitchers and 11 hitters.

Every team must be represented by at least one player. That's likely to cause some heartbreak for well-qualified members of stronger teams who are already represented on the roster.

However, at the same time there will be injury replacements, as well as pitchers who start two days before the All-Star Game and get replaced by arms that are actually available to toss an inning. 

Last year, there are a combined total of 64 players on the official final roster, but there were 76 players named All-Stars due to all the replacements. 



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