MLB’s first-month All-Stars and what they reveal about Aaron Judge’s rival, the Mets’ misery and the Dodgers’ superpower

Let’s use first-month All-Star teams to highlight five storylines that have really jumped out early this season.

First here are the squads:

American League

C: Shea Langeliers, A’s
1B: Ben Rice, Yankees
2B: Cole Young, Mariners
SS: Kevin McGonigle, Tigers
3B: José Ramírez, Guardians
OF: Riley Greene, Tigers; Aaron Judge, Yankees; Mike Trout, Angels
DH: Yordan Alvarez, Astros
Utility: Daniel Schneemann, Guardians
SP: José Soriano, Angels
RP: Louis Varland, Blue Jays