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MLB All-Star Game roster reaction: One thing to know about all 65 2025 All-Stars

We've talked about starters, and we've talked about snubs. And now, with the full rosters for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game announced, it's time to go name by name through the list.

Here's one thing to know about each of this year's 65 MLB All-Stars.

National League starters

C Will Smith, Dodgers

Smith might have the pizzazz and charisma of a baked potato, but the Dodgers’ machine-like backstop has been just as good as Shohei Ohtani this season. It’s true. Go look it up.

1B Freddie Freeman, Dodgers

A hero of two towns, Freeman will return to Atlanta, where he’s sure to receive a warm welcome. He was sensational for the first two months before enduring a 41-game homerless stretch amidst a really rough June.

2B Ketel Marte, Diamondbacks

The baseball world rallied around Marte after he broke down on the field after being subjected to fan abuse. He received the most fan votes during the second round of voting.

SS Francisco Lindor, Mets

Somehow, this is the first All-Star Game start of Lindor’s magnificent career and his first appearance as a Met. His power stroke has tailed off somewhat — just three homers over his past 30 games — but he’s still easily one of the sport’s brightest stars.

3B Manny Machado, Padres

Now only hits away from 2,000, Machado just keeps producing on the road to Cooperstown. This is the seventh All-Star Game of his career but his first since 2022.

OF Kyle Tucker, Cubs

Tucker has lived up to the hype since arriving in Chicago in a blockbuster offseason deal. With free agency looming, he’s playing like a man about to become very, very wealthy.

OF Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cubs

This is the breakout star of the first half. Everybody in baseball knew PCA was a magician with the glove in center field, but nobody saw this type of home-run output coming. What a player.

OF Ronald Acuña Jr., Braves

The All-Star Game seemed like a long shot when Acuña returned from his second ACL surgery in late May, but he has been electrifying over the past month and should receive a rousing greeting at Truist Park.

DH Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers

Wait until you find out that he pitches, too!

American League starters

C Cal Raleigh, Mariners

The man known as “Big Dumper” has clapped a league-leading 35 homers this season, a first-half MLB record for a catcher. If he keeps that pace all summer, Raleigh could legitimately challenge Aaron Judge for the AL MVP.

1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays

The AL East-leading Jays are on fire right now and riding an eight-game win streak. Guerrero leads the offense in OBP (.381) and WAR (2.8).

2B Gleyber Torres, Tigers

Leaving the Big Apple has done wonders for Gleyber. The mercurial second baseman has raked this year, and his support in fan voting shows how engaged the Tigers’ fan base is right now.

SS Jacob Wilson, Athletics

Wilson is the first rookie shortstop ever elected to start the All-Star Game. It’s a well-deserved nod; only Aaron Judge has a higher batting average than Wilson’s .333 mark.

3B José Ramírez, Guardians

Ramirez is one of just four players — alongside Mookie Betts, Aaron Judge and Freddie Freeman — to make seven All-Star Games since 2017. One more, and he’ll tie Bob Feller for the most in Guardians franchise history.

OF Aaron Judge, Yankees

Another year, another masterclass. And somehow, Judge has taken his game to an even higher level. His current 1.202 OPS is the highest pre-All-Star-break mark since Barry Bonds threw up a preposterous 1.421 back in 2004.

OF Riley Greene, Tigers

Greene was an All-Star last season, but he has taken a step forward in 2025 from a power perspective, solidifying himself as the centerpiece of Detroit’s mix-and-match offense.

OF Javier Baez, Tigers

After three miserable seasons in Detroit, “El Mago” has authored a bounce-back that nobody saw coming. Bizarrely, he’s slated to start the All-Star Game in center, even though he hasn’t started a game there since June 1.

DH Ryan O’Hearn, Orioles

Entering 2023, O’Hearn was a -2.6 bWAR player with 1,071 big-league plate appearances under his belt. Two-and-a-half years later, the endearingly gruff slugger is headed to his first All-Star Game. Other fan bases should take note; there’s an extremely good chance that O’Hearn, an impending free agent on a bad O’s team, gets dealt at the deadline.

National League reserves

C Hunter Goodman, Rockies

Somebody on the raging purple dumpster fire that is the 2025 Rockies had to be an All-Star. To be fair, Goodman’s .843 OPS is fourth in MLB among catchers with at least 200 plate appearances. He gets in over Cubs backstop Carson Kelly (.879 OPS) because, well, again, the Rockies needed somebody.

1B Pete Alonso, Mets

After a dramatic foray into free agency that saw Alonso end up back in Queens for less coin than he would’ve hoped, the Polar Bear looks like a refreshed, rejuvenated version of himself in 2025. Pete has 20 first-half cranks to go with career highs in average and OBP.

1B Matt Olson, Braves

As the All-Star hosts keep tumbling into the abyss, Olson is raking against the dying of the light. It has been another brilliant campaign from the powerful, silky-gloved first baseman.

2B Brendan Donovan, Cardinals

The hirsute utilityman has always been tough to strike out, but he’s barrelling the ball more than ever in his breakout 2025 season. He’s the Cards’ only rep, which is surprising given their encouraging first half.

SS Elly De La Cruz, Reds

From Opening Day to May 23, Cincy’s superstar shortstop was a tornado of blah; his .713 OPS was 100th among qualified hitters. Since that date, he has looked like Elly De La Cruz, with a 1.009 OPS that’s eighth in baseball.

3B Eugenio Suarez, D-backs

Only Cal Raleigh, Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani have more long balls this year than Geno, one of the more likable and affable personalities in the game.

OF James Wood, Nationals

Things in the nation's capital right now are ... not great, but Wood has emerged as a true franchise cornerstone. He’s sure to put on quite a show in the Home Run Derby.

OF Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres

After looking like a legit MVP candidate in April, Tatis has tailed off in a big way since May 1. His electric outfield glove and star power were apparently still enough to earn him a trip to Atlanta.

OF Corbin Carroll, D-backs

Carroll’s underwhelming first half last season is ancient history now. He has added even more power to his game, putting himself on the fringes of the NL MVP conversation.

OF Kyle Stowers, Marlins

Stowers looks like a character in “Point Break,” but the Fish’s only All-Star rep put together a fabulous first half after coming over from Baltimore in a deadline trade last season.

DH Kyle Schwarber, Phillies

It’s not complicated. Schwarber walks a ton and hits the ball hard more often than anybody else in the league.

American League reserves

C Alejandro Kirk, Mariners

The gourd-shaped backstop has rebounded from a disastrous April to help push the Blue Jays into contention. He’s also an elite defender behind the dish.

1B Jonathan Aranda, Rays

On April 23, Rays manager Kevin Cash was asked the following question: “Is it my imagination, or do you really not have a bona fide No. 4 hitter in this lineup?” Anyway, here’s Jonathan Aranda and his .874 OPS.

2B Brandon Lowe, Rays

Lowe carried a 20-game hitting streak into Sunday’s game but was removed in the third inning due to an injury to his side. He’s been a driving force behind the Nomadic Tampa Bay Rays’ impressive first half.

SS Bobby Witt Jr., Royals

Last year’s AL MVP runner-up has taken a mini-step back in 2025, which means he has been “only” magnificent, instead of downright generational. He’s still just 25 years old.

SS Jeremy Peña, Astros

Finally, the breakout everybody saw coming when Peña lit the 2022 postseason ablaze. He’s on the shelf right now, though, like a bunch of these other AL defenders.

3B Alex Bregman, Red Sox

A quad problem has kept Bregman on the IL since late May, but his first eight weeks in Boston were dynamic enough for him to earn a nod. Keep an eye on Royals third baseman Maikel Garcia as a potential replacement.

3B Jazz Chisholm Jr, Yankees

The gregarious Bahamian missed all of May due to an oblique problem but is slashing .308/.380/.589 since he got back on June 3. Chisholm also deserves credit for playing out of position at the hot corner while the Yankees inexplicably soldier on with the rickety DJ LeMahieu at second.

OF Steven Kwan, Guardians

It has been a terribly disappointing first half for the Guards, who are currently on a 10-game losing streak. But Kwan is still doing his high-contact, allergic-to-strikeouts thing.

OF Julio Rodriguez, Mariners

This is a surprise inclusion, given that Julio’s outfield mate Randy Arozarena has better offensive numbers across the board. Rodriguez is the only All-Star whose OPS starts with a 6.

OF Byron Buxton, Twins

When Buxton plays, Buxton bangs. And finally, gracefully, the injury gods have been kind to the supersonic center fielder this year. He’s on pace to post his best season since 2017.

DH Brent Rooker, Athletics

The Las Vegas local news might think his name is “Tyler,” but Rooker is one of the better pure sluggers in the American League.

National League pitchers

SP Paul Skenes, Pirates

Skenes was so good in 2.5 months before the All-Star Game last year that he earned the start for the NL as a rookie. He hasn’t slowed down, with a 1.94 ERA and 125 strikeouts in 116 innings so far in 2025.

SP Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers

Among the tidal wave of Dodgers pitching injuries, Yamamoto’s consistent brilliance has somehow gone under the radar. He’s showing why multiple teams were willing to cough up more than $300 million to earn his services two winters ago.

SP Zack Wheeler, Phillies

The most accomplished active pitcher without a Cy Young, Wheeler is putting together perhaps his best season ever. A complete-game effort on Sunday lowered his ERA to 2.17.

SP Logan Webb, Giants

There’s something funny about watching Webb, the consummate innings-eater, throw a single frame in the Midsummer Classic. The Giants hurler has taken a big step forward this year, bumping his strikeout rate up by nearly seven percentage points.

SP Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers

For the first time since 2022, commissioner Rob Manfred used his powers as baseball’s head honcho to send a heralded vet to the All-Star Game. Kershaw, who reached 3,000 strikeouts on Wednesday, is the well-deserved recipient of this “Legend Pick.”

SP Matthew Boyd, Cubs

Chicago’s skull-crushing lineup has propelled them to a four-game lead in the NL Central, but Boyd’s ascension has been absolutely crucial, particularly in the wake of ace Justin Steele’s season-ending surgery in April. At 34 years old, this is Boyd’s first All-Star appearance.

SP MacKenzie Gore, Nationals

The pitching gem of the Juan Soto trade is finally putting all the pieces together. Gore’s 30.5% strikeout rate is sixth in MLB.

SP Freddy Peralta, Brewers

Milwaukee’s only All-Star is one of the game’s more reliable frontline arms. Trimming his walk rate this year has allowed his in-zone swing-and-miss stuff to play even more.

SP Robbie Ray, Giants

It has been a long, winding road back to relevance for the 2021 AL Cy Young, who has reemerged, fully healthy, as one of the more effective southpaws in baseball.

SP Chris Sale, Braves

Unfortunately, last year’s NL Cy Young won’t get to pitch in the All-Star Game on his home mound, as he’s on the shelf for the foreseeable future due to a fractured rib. Still, this is a nice nod to Sale’s strong first half.

RP Edwin Diaz, Mets

Díaz has been a constant while the Mets’ pitching staff has been forced to weather injury after injury. He was named NL Reliever of the Month in May after a stretch in which hitters went 0-for-30 against him.

RP Jason Adam, Padres

The number of relievers elected to the All-Star Game has dwindled in recent years, but Adam undoubtedly deserved one of the few spots. He has been scoreless in 37 of his 43 outings.

RP Randy Rodriguez, Giants

An unknown no more, Rodriguez has been the best reliever in baseball in his first full season in the bigs. His fastball/slider combo has been untouchable; RanRod leads all qualified relievers with a 0.71 ERA.

American League pitchers

SP Tarik Skubal, Tigers

The best pitcher on planet earth. A hoss’ hoss. Your favorite pitcher’s favorite pitcher. He’s a near-lock to join names such as Clayton Kershaw and Justin Verlander on the short list of pitchers who started two All-Star Games in a row.

SP Garrett Crochet, Red Sox

A lot can happen in 18 months. In less than that time, Crochet has gone from surprise Opening Day starter for the lowly Chicago White Sox to an indomitable ace for the middling Boston Red Sox.

SP Max Fried, Yankees

Year One in the Bronx has been a rousing success for Fried. He has allowed three runs or fewer in 17 of his 19 starts, including 10 outings with one run or fewer.

SP Hunter Brown, Astros

Nobody in the American League has gotten more miss with his four-seamer this year than Brown. He struggled mightily in April last year, but since May 1, 2024, Brown’s 2.22 ERA is tops in the AL.

SP Jacob deGrom, Rangers

Look who's back. It took a while, but deGrom has finally returned from his second career Tommy John surgery looking like Jacob deGrom. The idea of a 37-year-old starting pitcher throwing 100 mph (which he has done thrice this year) is silly juice.

SP Kris Bubic, Royals

The Royals are a bit of a mess right now, but Bubic’s rise has helped weather injury and inconsistency from the rest of Kansas City’s rotation. He was tracking toward a breakout 2023 before he needed Tommy John surgery and missed more than a year. Thankfully, the lefty returned with his stuff fully intact.

SP Yusei Kikuchi, Angels

Don’t look under the hood. Kikuchi’s peripheral numbers portend some eventual regression, but he has been the best arm on a not-totally-awful Angels team.

SP Shane Smith, White Sox

Smith becomes only the second Rule 5 pick in MLB history to make the All-Star Game the year immediately after his selection.

SP Brian Woo, Mariners

Woo’s four-seam fastball is a legit superpower that racks up swing-and-misses in the zone. Seattle’s typically dynamite rotation has been somewhat disappointing so far this year, but not Woo.

RP Aroldis Chapman, Red Sox

Age is not dimming Chapman’s fastball — not yet. The dude is still throwing triple digits with regularity in what has been a renaissance campaign for him in Boston.

RP Josh Hader, Astros

It has been a vintage first half for the side-slinging southpaw. He has the lowest expected batting average in the sport, and he’s striking guys out at a 40.1% clip, third-highest in MLB. Outrageous combo.