All-Stars bring the ice to LA red carpet

LOS ANGELES -- The summertime sun shined harshly down on the city of stars without a cloud in the sky, but there was no need to worry: There was more than enough ice to go around.

Hours prior to the 92nd Midsummer Classic, the Senior and Junior Circuit’s stars got suited and booted and strolled the red carpet at LA Live. There were the classics. There was the lavish. And there was the bold, the extravagant, the experimental, all of which blended together on a morning in which baseball’s best eschewed their uniforms and masqueraded as runway models.

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On a day like this, there was no shortage of gold and diamonds. Some opted for the modest approach -- most went all out.

Nestor Cortes rocked a chain that featured his “Nasty Nestor” nickname, something a friend of his from Miami came up with.

“I wanted to come up with something and one of my boys from Miami, we went to school together, so he told me ‘I’ll get something together. Let me know if you like it,’” Cortes said. “[The chain] is what he came up with and I loved it.”

Tim Anderson donned one with his “TA” logo. Juan Soto, fresh off becoming the second-youngest player to win a Home Run Derby, wore a chain with an accessory that featured his signature “Soto Shuffle.” Ronald Acuña Jr. didn’t just rock a chain, but arguably the best shades of the morning, a pair of future-esque, diamond-studded sunglasses that evoked images of Robocop.

The suits, of course, deserve some love as well. Shohei Ohtani went with a classic yet sharp ensemble. Jazz Chisholm Jr., rocking blonde hair with hints of teal, wore a vanilla blazer with matching shorts -- but left the undershirt at home. When asked if he could pull off Jazz’s outfit, Ohtani said via interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, “If he's chosen as an All-Star again, he’ll give it a thought.”

“I like how my legs look,” Chisholm said. “I’m not even going to lie, so I wore some shorts, no undershirt. I got to show off the chest a little bit.”

Wilson and William Contreras, the fifth set of brothers to play together in the All-Star Game, walked together down the carpet and brought their own flair.

The runway wasn’t just for the players, but for friends and family as well, who featured their own swag. Jose Trevino and his son wore matching suits, while Byron Buxton and his family centered their outfits around a shade of teal with Buxton, himself, featuring an all-teal look.

At the very end of the runway was a giant camera rig that captured slow motion footage of the players, as well as friends and family.