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The 2011 All-Star rosters were announced Sunday morning, and as expected Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw both made the National League squad. Kemp was elected to start in the outfield. Here are the National League starters:
- Brian McCann C
- Prince Fielder 1B
- Rickie Weeks 2B
- Placido Polanco 3B
- Jose Reyes SS
- Ryan Braun OF
- Matt Kemp OF
- Lance Berkman OF
Kemp is the seventh Dodger outfielder elected to start the All-Star Game since fan balloting returned in 1970.
| Dodger Outfielders Elected To Start All-Star Game | |
| Player | Year |
| Jimmy Wynn | 1974 |
| Jimmy Wynn | 1975 |
| Rick Monday | 1978 |
| Reggie Smith | 1980 |
| Darryl Strawberry* | 1991 |
| Andre Ethier | 2010 |
| Matt Kemp | 2011 |
| *Did not play | |
Kershaw becomes just the ninth Dodgers starting pitcher in the last 20 years to be named an All-Star. The last was Chad Billingsley in 2009,
| Dodger All-Star Starting Pitchers 1992-2011 |
|
| Pitcher | Year |
| Hideo Nomo* | 1995 |
| Kevin Brown | 2000 |
| Chan Ho Park | 2001 |
| Odalis Perez | 2002 |
| Kevin Brown | 2003 |
| Brad Penny* | 2006 |
| Brad Penny | 2007 |
| Chad Billingsley | 2009 |
| Clayton Kershaw | 2011 |
| *Started the game |
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Ethier is one of five candidates for the Final Vote, along with Shane Victorino, Michael Morse, Todd Helton, and Ian Kennedy (and not Andrew McCutchen).