The 2025 MLB All-Star Week festivities kicked off on Monday as Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh became the first catcher to ever win the Home Run Derby, setting the stage for the Midsummer Classic matchup between the American League and the National League.
The AL is looking to continue its decade-long run of dominance dating back to 2013, as they have won 10 of the past 11 All-Star Game matchups. The NL broke their nine-game losing streak in 2023, but the AL avenged that loss last season with a 5-3 victory at Globe Life Field.
All told, the AL is 48-44-2 against the NL in the annual Midsummer Classic.
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone leads the AL team for the first time in his coaching career.
Tarik Skubal gets the start for the AL after an excellent first half with the Detroit Tigers. He went 10-3 with a 2.23 ERA, 2.01 FIP, 0.83 WHIP and 11.4 strikeouts per nine in 121 innings pitched over 19 starts.
It’s Skubal’s second consecutive All-Star Game selection, after earning his first career nod last season.
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is guiding the NL team and named Paul Skenes as the starting pitcher. It is the second consecutive All-Star Game start for Skenes, after he became only the fifth rookie in MLB history to start in the Midsummer Classic last season.
Through 121 innings this year, he owns a 2.01 ERA, 2.40 FIP, 0.92 WHIP and ranks eighth among all pitchers with 131 strikeouts.
The Dodgers have five players selected to the 2025 All-Star Game, including Shohei Ohtani, who is leading off and serving as the NL’s DH. Freddie Freeman is batting cleanup and starting at first base, while Will Smith is batting sixth and starting behind the plate.
Clayton Kershaw and Yoshinobu Yamamoto are the Dodgers’ other two representatives for the All-Star Game. However, Yamamoto won’t participate after starting against the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. He was replaced by Andrew Abbott of the Cincinnati Reds.
2024 MLB All-Star Game rosters
National League lineup
DH: Shohei Ohtani (LAD)
LF: Ronald Acuña Jr. (ATL)
2B: Ketel Marte (AZ)
1B: Freddie Freeman (LAD)
3B: Manny Machado (SD)
C: Will Smith (LAD)
RF Kyle Tucker (CHC)
SS: Francisco Lindor (NYM)
CF: Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC)
NL reserves
C: Hunter Goodman (COL)
1B: Pete Alonso (NYM)
1B: Matt Olson (ATL)
2B: Brendan Donovan (STL)
SS: Elly De La Cruz (CIN)
3B: Eugenio Suárez (AZ)
OF: Corbin Carroll (AZ)
OF: Kyle Stowers (MIA)
OF: Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD)
OF: James Wood (WSH)
DH: Kyle Schwarber (PHI)
NL starting pitchers
SP: Andrew Abbott (CIN)*
SP: Matthew Boyd (CHI)
SP: MacKenzie Gore (WSH)
SP: Clayton Kershaw (LAD)
SP: Jacob Misiorowski (MIL)*
SP: Freddy Peralta (MIL)
SP: David Peterson (NYM)*
SP: Robbie Ray (SF)
SP: Chris Sale (ATL)
SP: Paul Skenes (PIT)
SP: Logan Webb (SF)
SP: Zack Wheeler (PHI)
SP: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (LAD)
NL relief pitchers
RP: Jason Adam (SD)
RP: Edwin Díaz (NYM)
RP: Trevor Megill (MIL)*
RP: Adrián Morejón (SD)*
RP: Randy Rodríguez (SF)
RP: Robert Suarez (SD)*
American League lineup
C: Cal Raleigh (SEA)
1B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR)
2B: Gleyber Torres (DET)
3B: Junior Caminero (TB)**
SS: Jacob Wilson (ATH)
OF: Aaron Judge (NYY)
OF: Riley Greene (DET)
OF: Javier Báez (DET)
DH: Ryan O’Hearn (BAL)
**Replaced José Ramírez (Guardians), who opted out of All-Star Game
AL reserves
C: Alejandro Kirk (TOR)
1B: Jonathan Aranda (TB)
2B: Maikel Garcia (KC)*
2B: Brandon Lowe (TB)
SS: Zach McKinstry (DET)*
SS: Jeremy Peña (HOU)
SS: Bobby Witt Jr. (KC)
3B: Alex Bregman (BOS)
3B: Jazz Chisholm Jr. (NYY)
3B: Isaac Paredes (HOU)*
OF: Randy Arozarena (SEA)*
OF: Byron Buxton (MIN)
OF: Steven Kwan (CLE)
OF: Julio Rodríguez (SEA)
DH: Brent Rooker (ATH)
AL starting pitchers
SP: Hunter Brown (HOU)
SP: Kris Bubic (KC)
SP: Garrett Crochet (BOS)
SP: Jacob deGrom (TEX)
SP: Max Fried (NYY)
SP: Yusei Kikuchi (LAA)
SP: Casey Mize (DET)*
SP: Drew Rasmussen (TB)*
SP: Carlos Rodón (NYY)*
SP: Joe Ryan (MIN)*
SP: Tarik Skubal (DET)
SP: Shane Smith (CWS)
SP: Bryan Woo (SEA)
AL relief pitchers
RP: Aroldis Chapman (BOS)
RP: Carlos Estévez (KC)*
RP: Josh Hader (HOU)
RP: Andrés Muñoz (SEA)
*Named as a replacement
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