SEATTLE — The 2023 MLB All-Star Game will be established ace vs. emerging ace, at least to start. New York Yankees star Gerrit Cole will take the ball for the American League, while the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Zac Gallen will toe the rubber for the National League.
Cole, 32 and a six-time All-Star, is 9-2 with a 2.85 ERA in his fourth season with the Yankees. In announcing Cole as the starter, Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker — the AL skipper based on last year’s World Series — said Monday that it was about time Cole started the Midsummer Classic, noting his willingness to take the ball.