Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw will represent the Dodgers at this year's All-Star Game, to be played on July 10 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. It is the second All-Star selection for both.
The announcements were made Sunday on the MLB All-Star Selection Show presented by Taco Bell.
NATIONAL LEAGUE ROSTER
| Starters | |
| C | Buster Posey, SF |
| 1B | Joey Votto, CIN |
| 2B | Dan Uggla, ATL |
| SS | Rafael Furcal, STL |
| 3B | Pablo Sandoval, SF |
| OF | Melky Cabrera, SF |
| OF | Carlos Beltran, STL |
| OF | Matt Kemp, LAD |
| Pitchers | |
| RHP | Matt Cain, SF |
| LHP | Aroldis Chapman, CIN |
| RHP | R.A. Dickey, NYM |
| LHP | Gio Gonzalez, WAS |
| LHP | Cole Hamels, PHI |
| RHP | Joel Hanrahan, PIT |
| LHP | Clayton Kershaw, LAD |
| RHP | Craig Kimbrel, ATL |
| RHP | Lance Lynn, STL |
| LHP | Wade Miley, ARI |
| RHP | Jonathan Papelbon, PHI |
| RHP | Stephen Strasburg, WAS |
| RHP | Huston Street, SD |
| Reserves | |
| C | Yadier Molina, STL |
| C | Carlos Ruiz, PHI |
| 1B | Bryan LaHair, CHC |
| 2B | Jose Altuve, HOU |
| SS | Starlin Castro, CHC |
| SS | Ian Desmond, WAS |
| 3B | David Wright, NYM |
| OF | Ryan Braun, MIL |
| OF | Jay Bruce, CIN |
| OF | Carlos Gonzalez, COL |
| OF | Andrew McCutchen, PIT |
| OF | Giancarlo Stanton, MIA |
The 83rd Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX Sports, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS, and worldwide by partners in more than 200 countries via MLB International's independent feed. Pregame ceremonies begin at 4:30 p.m. PT. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide exclusive national radio coverage. MLB Network, MLB.com and Sirius XM also will provide comprehensive All-Star Game coverage.
Fans will also have the opportunity to participate in the official voting for the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player presented by Chevrolet via the 2012 MLB.com All-Star Game MVP Vote during the All-Star Game on MLB.com.
The 27-year-old Kemp, the leading vote-getter in the NL until last week, edged Milwaukee's Ryan Braun in fan balloting for the third starting outfielder spot, although Kemp is not expected to play in the game because he's on the disabled list with a strained left hamstring and not expected back until after the All-Star break.
Kemp is the first Dodgers position player to be voted onto the starting lineup in back-to-back seasons since Mike Piazza in 1996-97. The Dodgers have had outfielders voted into the All-Star Game starting lineup for three consecutive years.
He's also captain of the NL team for the State Farm Home Run Derby, and has said the leg injury will not stop him from participating in that contest on July 9.
Kemp was headed for a repeat of last year's record-breaking season until he was injured. He was named player of the month for April, when he batted .417 with a franchise-record 12 homers and 25 RBIs in 23 games. At the time of his injury, he led the league in just about every offensive category except stolen bases, and was hitting .486 against left-handed pitchers.
But he injured his left hamstring on May 4 in Chicago, missed his first start on May 6 and went on the disabled list on May 14 after trying to play through the injury for a week. He was activated on May 29, only to re-injure the hamstring in the first inning on May 30 while scoring from first base on a double by Andre Ethier and immediately returned to the disabled list.
Kershaw made the team as manager Tony La Russa's choice despite a 5-4 record, in part because he has pitched better than that record shows, and because he's coming off his spectacular Cy Young season of 2011 when he won the pitching Triple Crown. The Dodgers have scored five runs total in his four losses.
He's still among league leaders in ERA, strikeouts, innings pitched and opponents' batting average. Of his 16 starts, 11 have been quality starts, including a May 19 shutout of the Cardinals.
Kershaw, scheduled to start on Sunday, will also start Friday night, so he expects to pitch in the All-Star Game. Pitchers who start next Sunday can petition to pitch two days later in the All-Star Game under a fixed pitch count.
Last year, the Dodgers had three All-Stars -- Kemp, Ethier and Kershaw. Kemp was voted onto the starting lineup, Kershaw was named on the players' list and Ethier made the team as an injury replacement.
Ethier, Chris Capuano and A.J. Ellis, each having quality seasons, were not included among the five finalists for the Final Vote spot.
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