On July 8, outfielder Bryce Harper, starting pitcher Max Scherzer, and closer Sean Doolittle were named to the National League team for the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Harper was the only Nationals player voted into the game by fans, and it was his sixth all-star selection and will be his fifth start, a Montreal-Washington franchise record. Scherzer was named as an all-star for the sixth straight season, four of them as a National. Doolittle made the All-Star team for the second time, and the first time since he represented Oakland in 2014.