Matsui became the seventh member of the Yankees to make the 32-man AL squad in Internet voting that ended Wednesday. He has been an All-Star in both of his seasons since leaving Japan.
Matsui is batting .282 with 16 home runs and 54 RBIs.
"To be chosen as part of the All-Star game is one of the great achievements you can have as a player," Matsui said through a translator.
Abreu made the All-Star team for the first time. The right fielder is batting .297 with 17 homers and 57 RBIs.
"It's the best thing to happen to me so far," said Abreu, the first Phillies outfielder to go to the All-Star game since Lenny Dykstra in 1995.
Matsui beat out Minnesota's Lew Ford, Cleveland's Travis Hafner, and Frank Thomas and Paul Konerko of the White Sox for the last spot.
Matsui joined New York teammates Gary Sheffield, Jason Giambi, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Mariano Rivera and Tom Gordon on the AL team. Jeter, Giambi and Rodriguez were elected by fans to starting infield spots.
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