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MLB Announces 2025 All-Star Starting Hitters

By Anthony Franco | July 2, 2025 at 6:40pm CDT

Major League Baseball announced the starting lineups for the 2025 All-Star Game this evening. The starting lineups are determined by fan vote. Starting pitchers and reserves, which are determined by a combination of player vote and the league office, will be announced on Sunday evening. Each team will eventually get at least one All-Star. 13 teams had at least one starter. The Dodgers and Tigers — the respective league leaders — were in front with three selections apiece.

The game will be played at Atlanta’s Truist Park on July 15.

American League

  • Catcher: Cal Raleigh, Mariners (1st selection)
  • First base: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays (5th selection)
  • Second base: Gleyber Torres, Tigers (3rd selection)
  • Third base: José Ramírez, Guardians (7th selection)
  • Shortstop: Jacob Wilson, Athletics (1st selection)
  • Outfield: Aaron Judge, Yankees (7th selection)
  • Outfield: Riley Greene, Tigers (2nd selection)
  • Outfield: Javier Báez, Tigers (3rd selection)
  • Designated hitter: Ryan O’Hearn, Orioles (1st selection)

National League

  • Catcher: Will Smith, Dodgers (3rd selection)
  • First base: Freddie Freeman, Dodgers (9th selection)
  • Second base: Ketel Marte, Diamondbacks (3rd selection)
  • Third base: Manny Machado, Padres (7th selection)
  • Shortstop: Francisco Lindor, Mets (5th selection)
  • Outfield: Ronald Acuña Jr., Braves (5th selection)
  • Outfield: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cubs (1st selection)
  • Outfield: Kyle Tucker, Cubs (4th selection)
  • Designated hitter: Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers (5th selection)
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  1. scruffmcgruff

    9 hours ago

    Good for my boy O’Hearn what a wild ride he’s had to get to this point.

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    • Samuel

      5 hours ago

      “MLB Announces 2025 All-Star Starting Hitters”

      So MLBTR.

      All position players are to be seen and judged on their hitting….particularly their hitting statistics. That’s all that matters.

      Team wins don’t matter.

      There are so many crummy teams in MLB this year – particularly in the AL. Games are impossible to watch anymore.

      The analytic/statistic virus has affected almost all MLB FO’s. Just a few teams still play baseball. It’s rotisserie league for real.

      The players just care about pushing their brand. The FO’s just care about making every ballpark into Disneyland.

      No one cares about the fans. No one.

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      • scruffmcgruff

        4 hours ago

        Hey listen, I see the point you’re making here and I get it. In my opinion the all star game is about rewarding outstanding play for the players (whether we agree with some of the fan voting or not) and allowing the fans to see all of the best players (hopefully) in one spot jumbled together across two teams just to see what happens. Do I think fans should have a say in said voting process? No, not really. We have a tendency to play favorites hence the fan label. But as long as its a glorified scrimmage and some arguably deserving folks are getting the nod. I wont complain about what is essentially a for fan experience. Mainly I only tune in for the homerun derby but thats just me. Long story short in my opinion, the fans are voting for all of the position/dh players yes? Pitching gets determined by the players and the commissioners office correct? So if you’re getting the absolute best pitchers to go against, better choose the best damn hitters you can find, defense be damned in a scrimmage lol.

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      • Hammerin' Hank

        4 hours ago

        No, team wins should not matter at all. Why should a player be punished for being stuck on a bad team? This is not basketball, where one superstar can make a team a contender.

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  2. King123

    9 hours ago

    Lindor over Elly and Turner is certainly a choice.

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    • Jean Matrac

      9 hours ago

      I can understand Lindor over Turner, but it should have been De la Cruz. But that’s what you get when the fans decide. There’s far more Mets; fans that Reds’ fans.

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      • King123

        8 hours ago

        Bingo.

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      • darkknight920

        8 hours ago

        The National League certainly has some good shortstops with Lindor, Turner, De La Cruz, and Abrams. No doubt some others, as well, like Betts when he plays the position.

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        • Dodger Dog

          6 hours ago

          SS is the only position Mookie Betts has played this season

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        • brandons-3

          5 hours ago

          That still just blows my mind, maybe even more than Ohtani being elite at pitching and hitting.

          An MVP, First-ballot tracking, championship right fielder is willing and ABLE to play shortstop on the best team in baseball as he’s approaching his mid-30’s.

          Like we’ve seen power hitting corner outfields being able to play first base and sometimes third, but for that level of player to just go out and play shortstop is insane.

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    • Mets Era Thumping Soto

      8 hours ago

      Every year people say someone over Lindor and by the end of the year Lindor is the best shortstop in the NL and it’s not usually close.

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      • King123

        5 hours ago

        You said it yourself, end of the year. We’re going off first half stats to which Lindor is currently inferior to de la Cruz and Turner.

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        • rct

          5 hours ago

          de la Cruz – 3.2 WAR. Turner – 2.9 WAR. Lindor – 2.8 WAR. Stop acting like this is the crime of the century. The difference between them all is negligible. Lindor is a fine choice.

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        • King123

          3 hours ago

          Oh no, here comes the WAR worshippers to whitewash all the other relevant stats…

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    • This one belongs to the Reds

      5 hours ago

      More like a joke. But the large markets always get their way.

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  3. TBV

    9 hours ago

    Baez over about 25 other AL outfielders is pretty wild if you ask me. Who in the office pool had Javy Baez 2025 All Star?

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    • cooperhill

      9 hours ago

      One of the worst contracts in recent history!

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      • Luke Strong

        8 hours ago

        Copper hill – Not so fast… that contract is still in the midst and could be redeemed very quickly in the postseason. Baez was injured and now he’s not and it’s pretty obvious he didn’t just forget how to play.

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    • LFGMets (Metsin7) #BannedAgain&Again&AgainFireStearns

      8 hours ago

      @TBV I 100% agree

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    • falconsball1993

      8 hours ago

      I guess I’m confused. He’s hitting well, playing gold glove defense on a division leader, and is comeback player of the year. Seems he’s pretty deserving?

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      • paddyo furnichuh

        7 hours ago

        If it’s starting CF for the AL team, Buxton and J-Rod have had a better numbers in the box.

        It’s more about ballot stuffing than who’s having the best season at a given position.

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        • falconsball1993

          7 hours ago

          Both are on miserable teams. Baez is playing a new position. It’s an exhibition game and he’s a great story. If he was having an awful year it wouldn’t even be a conversation

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        • BobGibsonFan

          6 hours ago

          J-Rod is barely over replacement level. When will you folks realize J-Rod isn’t as good as you think he is?

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        • chaneyb

          6 hours ago

          I can understand saying J-Rod’s bat is overrated, but if we’re going to reference replacement level … he’s 3rd in the league in fWAR among center fielders, 2nd in the league by bWAR. Barely above replacement level would be Myles Straw

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        • outinleftfield

          5 hours ago

          What are you talking about? Julio Rodriguez has a 3.6 WAR which leads all AL CF.

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        • outinleftfield

          5 hours ago

          2nd in baseball in bWAR behind only PCA who is in the NL.

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  4. brucenewton

    9 hours ago

    Tip of the cap to Gleyber Torres, he changed his approach at the plate and transformed into a different hitter. More walks than strikeouts!

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    • Acoss1331

      8 hours ago

      He just needed a change of scenery!

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    • stymeedone

      8 hours ago

      Tip of the hat to Harris, the Tigers POBO, for signing Torres. I hated the move at the time, but it has worked out. Hopefully Keith will be able to handle 3B.

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      • Pete'sView

        8 hours ago

        Baez is having his first decent season in years, but starting in CF for the AL All-Stars? Come on.

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        • Luke Strong

          8 hours ago

          Pete – Yeah, he played a phenomenal CF for a good chunk of the season and he has been a very productive hitter playing on the best team in the league.

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    • YankeesBleacherCreature

      8 hours ago

      I’m happy for him.

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    • ssowl

      8 hours ago

      Gleyber actually used the same approach in 2023 with the Yankees and saw similar success. I feel like he was pressing in 2024 for more power and thus lost that approach.

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    • Yankee Clipper

      6 hours ago

      Gleyber’s problem, much like Gallo, Volpe, Jazz, etc, is very much Gleyber. Completely selling out for pull power and can’t hit anything else.

      Now, could it be the influence of good coaching and accountability (Hinch) versus the coddling and “A-for-Effort” acceptance of mediocrity (Boone)? Yeah, I think that’s a part of it too.

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      • Hammerin' Hank

        4 hours ago

        Pull power wins games, though.

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  5. cecildawg

    9 hours ago

    Good on Armstrong!

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  6. cecildawg

    9 hours ago

    Betts has a higher WAR on fielding. Lindor has the better bat, this year.

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    • Mets Era Thumping Soto

      8 hours ago

      And everyone really knows Betts isn’t even close to a fielder as Lindor at shortstop.

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      • Bivouac-Sal

        8 hours ago

        “everyone”

        lol

        baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/outs_above_aver…

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        • Mets Era Thumping Soto

          7 hours ago

          Well tells you defensive stats are not the greatest measurement and need to be worked on. Nobody in this world would start Betts at shortstop if Lindor was on his team. You can say whatever you want but you know that it’s true.

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        • Bivouac-Sal

          7 hours ago

          Lindor is a great ball player.

          Happy now?

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        • Mets Era Thumping Soto

          7 hours ago

          He is a great player. Will probably end up a top 5 shortstop of all time. Betts is a great player. One of the best outfielders of all time.

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        • Bivouac-Sal

          7 hours ago

          Try to keep up with current reality.

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        • VegasMoved

          6 hours ago

          Or maybe Betts has just been a better fielder this season.

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        • brandons-3

          5 hours ago

          Of course they wouldn’t but that’s like saying the New Orleans Saints wouldn’t start Taysom Hill at QB when they have Drew Brees. (Not a 1:1 comparison, but the point stands)

          Lindor is a shortstop. He’s played the position his entire big league career going on 11 seasons.

          Betts was drafted a second baseman, came up as second baseman, and moved to the outfield early in his career.

          One is a shortstop by trade and the other is an infielder-turned outfielder-turned infielder again.

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  7. cecildawg

    8 hours ago

    Wonderful amount of talent! Gonn be a good game.

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  8. DarrenDreifortsContract

    8 hours ago

    Vlad and Acuna lol.

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    • gomer33

      7 hours ago

      Who would you pick over Vlad as a 1st baseman in the American League.

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      • DarrenDreifortsContract

        7 hours ago

        Yandy Diaz.

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      • Yordaddy appreciator

        6 hours ago

        Jonathan Aranda on the Rays

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    • scruffmcgruff

      7 hours ago

      I’ll say this about Vlad, anytime you take nearly as many walks as you strike out, you have my attention. I’m trying to remember the last great player to retire with more walks than strikeouts, I know Chipper Jones (as a fellow 3rd bagger one of my faves) did, but its increasingly rare if not damn near impossible to find guys who walk more than they strikeout.

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      • AHH-Rox

        6 hours ago

        Todd Helton is a slightly more recent member of that club.

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        • scruffmcgruff

          6 hours ago

          Good ole Todd “Highway to” Helton, The Toddfather, one of my favorite players and definitely my favorite Rockies guy, which is wild when you account for guys like Walker, Castilla, Galarraga and Holliday.

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      • BobGibsonFan

        6 hours ago

        Barry Bonds

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        • scruffmcgruff

          6 hours ago

          Its pretty crazy that over a quarter of those were intentional too.

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        • outinleftfield

          5 hours ago

          Nothing Bonds ever did counts. That is what cheating does for you, makes everyone except the total idiots write off everything you did as just a PED user’s stats.

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        • scruffmcgruff

          4 hours ago

          For me I would really agree with you, however that would also allow the MLB to profit while claiming ignorance to the fact that he used PED’s. Its one of those things that I grapple with, if you destroy the career this career or another user of PED’s had, all of his work and reputation is destroyed and discredited. But what happens to the MLB? They already profited off of said player so why should they care? And that doesn’t seem fair to me. Like if theres no actual indication that a guy used, I could understand, but when theres rumors, speculation, testimony etc. and you sit there and do nothing about it, then everyone deserves to be brought low. Not just the players.

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        • outinleftfield

          4 hours ago

          All of his work and reputation is destroyed and discredited. That MLB paid no price for looking the other way when he cheated because it made them money is immaterial.
          He was the one that chose to cheat.

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        • Hammerin' Hank

          4 hours ago

          No, it all counts. Most of the league were using PEDs at that time.

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        • Hammerin' Hank

          4 hours ago

          What are you talking about? He’s the greatest hitter of all time and was a great player before ever taking anything.

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        • scruffmcgruff

          4 hours ago

          Personally I levy blame to both sides, theres plenty of wrong to go around. You can’t absolve one side or the other of wrongdoing in my opinion. I don’t regard Bonds as one of the greats personally after the discoveries post career. But I also regard the MLB as a trash organization during those periods that allowed such things to happen with no remorse or penalty to those that used. I think realistically, the way the general public probably views those times will ultimately prove to be for the best. I imagine a lot of folks in general still hold some purity for records, myself included. I.E. Hank Aaron is still the HR King. All I’m really saying is equal blame and responsibility needs to be held.

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        • scruffmcgruff

          3 hours ago

          I think we can probably all agree that he would’ve been a HoF’er without any PEDs. But at the same time we can only guess at when he started using them based on visual body composition changes. It’s definitely not an easy thing to gauge when we are outside of those who are in the know.

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      • bwood

        2 hours ago

        C’MON MAN! How you going leave out Gar?
        The greatest hitter of all time in the roid era and never had a link to the juice.
        And better than Bonds and Helton.

        baseball-reference.com/players/m/martied01.shtml

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        • scruffmcgruff

          1 hour ago

          In my defense I swear Edgar Martinez was just a hit machine, no way was that guy mere flesh and blood lol.

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  9. cecildawg

    8 hours ago

    Who fills out the rest of the team?

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    • Mets Era Thumping Soto

      8 hours ago

      Player voting, the league and the managers of the teams.

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  10. LFGMets (Metsin7) #BannedAgain&Again&AgainFireStearns

    8 hours ago

    James Wood should be starting over Acuna. De La Cruz should be starting over Lindor. Javi Baez bats 9th for the Tigers, I have no clue how he made the all star team

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    • futuregm12

      8 hours ago

      James Wood was so robbed

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      • Dodger Dog

        6 hours ago

        Is team is terrible that definitely effects voting

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    • falconsball1993

      7 hours ago

      Baez is playing a gold glove defense, hitting damn good, and is comeback player of the year.

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    • outinleftfield

      4 hours ago

      Whomever the fans voted for should be starting. That is the purpose of the game.

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  11. cecildawg

    8 hours ago

    So proud of Jack Wilson’s son. I coached Jack in soccer one year in T Oaks. He was 10 or 11 years old and was the most coordinated kid by far.
    A natural talent.

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    • tjmacari

      4 hours ago

      Thats really cool – I have a feeling this won’t be Jacob’s last all star appearance

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  12. MeowMeow

    8 hours ago

    Javy Baez getting a starting OF spot is so funny, I love it.

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  13. DarrenDreifortsContract

    8 hours ago

    All of that money to Juan Soto and he’s not even all star starter.

    “Generational talent.” lmao

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    • Mets Era Thumping Soto

      8 hours ago

      How much would Acuña get on the open market? Tucker is about to make a killing too.

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    • bqbombers

      8 hours ago

      Slow start with new team/pressure. Sadie yiu see his June numbers? He’s a future HOF, no question.

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      • bqbombers

        8 hours ago

        *Did you*

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    • Old York

      8 hours ago

      @DarrenDreifortsContract

      He never was. Decent player but not an all-star.

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      • Hammerin' Hank

        4 hours ago

        He’s easily an All-Star and a future Hall of Famer. Decent player, LOL!!!

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    • outinleftfield

      4 hours ago

      Are you really stupid enough to think that fan voting determines if a player is a generational talent?

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  14. angt222

    8 hours ago

    Lindor! LGM!

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  15. Aussie_dodger

    8 hours ago

    The dynamic between Dave Roberts and Manny will be interesting. In the battles between Dodgers and Padres Manny has been quite agressive.
    Throwing the ball nearly hitting Dave in the dugout.

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    • BobGibsonFan

      6 hours ago

      LOL, Manny tossed it toward the dugout and it bounced a couple times. Dave Roberts was scared.

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    • outinleftfield

      5 hours ago

      LMAO. He tosses the ball into the dugout as he is supposed to do, 8-10 feet away from Roberts where players throw the ball hundreds of times per season and that is nearly hitting him? Ok, Only a Dodger fan.

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  16. YankeesBleacherCreature

    8 hours ago

    Tigers have three starters! Midwest bias in full effect. /s

    Congrats Tigers fans!

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    • Canuckleball

      8 hours ago

      After their long rebuild and false starts, they’ve finally come out of it and have a good chance to end the regular season as the American League’s best.

      And they actually have a better win percentage against out of division opponents, so it’s not like their wins can be discounted on a soft home division.

      They are legit! Good days in Detroit for sure.

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      • Mets Era Thumping Soto

        8 hours ago

        They are young and should be really good for long time.

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      • Dodger Dog

        6 hours ago

        They should have the starting pitcher too

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    • CravenMoorehead

      7 hours ago

      And unfortunately for Gleyber he gets to be managed by Aaron Boone for another game 🙂

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  17. Alan53

    8 hours ago

    I wonder how many of these guys will opt out of the game. None, I hope, but that seems unlikely.

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  18. Ignorant Son-of-a-b

    8 hours ago

    Cal Raleigh, huh? Mariners fans must have really come out in droves to vote for him. I would look into those ballots a bit more, seems sketch.

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    • TheRaven00

      8 hours ago

      Who would you have voted for over Raleigh???

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      • Mets Era Thumping Soto

        8 hours ago

        I think you need to learn sarcasm.

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    • ryrockak

      8 hours ago

      Is there something wrong with you?!

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      • Canuckleball

        8 hours ago

        His name checks out.

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        • SteveC

          7 hours ago

          ISOB=Mariner fan flex

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      • Hammerin' Hank

        3 hours ago

        He’s obviously joking.

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  19. Charlie III

    8 hours ago

    Just like I predicted in spring training: Javy Baez starting CF in the All-Star Game . . .

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    • NYCityRiddler

      8 hours ago

      Who you like in the 3rd at Saratoga on Friday, Charlie? Ahahahahahaha!

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      • outinleftfield

        5 hours ago

        That is a claimer. Take Over and Ollie. but don’t put much on him. There are 5, maybe 6 horses entered in that race that have a legit shot of winning.

        In the 8th, the Manila Stakes, Zulu Kingdom is the heavy favorite but I think his stable mate Uncatalyzed has a shot at upsetting him. I really like the jockey at that distance on grass. If you want to go with a little longer odds, Capitol Hill who is trained by Bill Mott, gets John Velasquez this race, and was stuck wide in his last race on turf at 1 3/16 mile at Keeneland and still finished 4th.

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  20. taesamlee

    8 hours ago

    Who gets a louder cheer when the bring out the starting lineups? Freddie Freeman or Ronald Acuna Jr?

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    • Mets Era Thumping Soto

      8 hours ago

      Freeman will probably be booed. Freeman should have been a lifetime Brave.

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      • Bivouac-Sal

        8 hours ago

        Freeman was given a nice ovation at Truist Park in May. But you’d have to be paying attention to know that.

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        • Mets Era Thumping Soto

          7 hours ago

          It’s the All Star game and not a regular season game. I’m sure they will love his Dodger uniform in Atlanta for an all star game especially this season.

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        • Bivouac-Sal

          7 hours ago

          It’s New York fans who go in for that sort of display.

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        • Mets Era Thumping Soto

          7 hours ago

          Sure, I’ve only gone to about 50 Braves home games. I’m sure you would have been ecstatic if Kershaw left the Dodgers and was an all star for a different team at Dodger stadium.

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        • ChipperChop

          4 hours ago

          @Mets Era there is zero chance Freddie gets booed at the AS game. Zilch. It’s not NY. I’m sure if Pete had left this offseason, made the AS team and if the game was in NY he’d catch a C battery in the head. That ain’t happening in Atlanta. The uniform makes absolutely no difference. He’s on the NL team, was a WS champion with the Braves and Braves fans are smart enough to realize that. We’re perfectly fine with a younger Olson as our first baseman and we still love and appreciate Freddie.

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        • Mets Era Thumping Soto

          4 hours ago

          Why do you all keep saying it’s not NY? You didn’t boo him for years? I’m sure it felt great watching him win the World Series with the Dodgers last year instead of the Braves winning it. I bet you’ll be even happier when he puts a Dodger cap on for his hall of fame ceremony.

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        • Bivouac-Sal

          3 hours ago

          Cynicism becomes you.

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      • em650r

        7 hours ago

        The Braves didn’t want him for some reason

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      • corrosive23

        7 hours ago

        Then they shouldn’t have shown him the door for a younger player

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  21. Provost

    8 hours ago

    Baez makes a mockery of fan voting…

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    • YankeesBleacherCreature

      8 hours ago

      The Tigers sharing the best record in MLB has energized their fanbase. Fan voting is working as intended.

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    • Old York

      8 hours ago

      @Provost

      Fan votes are mostly a joke.

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      • SteveC

        7 hours ago

        OY: The game itself is as well

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        • Old York

          6 hours ago

          @SteveC

          True…

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      • outinleftfield

        5 hours ago

        The game is an exhibition for the fans. voting worked as its supposed to.

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    • BobGibsonFan

      6 hours ago

      Steven Kwan?
      Baez has a OPS+ of 120. Solid defense everywhere he plays. I don’t understand the hate. Maybe you don’t watch baseball?

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    • Hammerin' Hank

      3 hours ago

      Actually, the fan voting today is generally way better than it was years ago, despite the occasional mistakes.

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  22. jtwex

    8 hours ago

    Baez starting is absurd. All star game has lost all credibility for me

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    • Diabetic Rockstar

      7 hours ago

      Really? *this* is what makes you mad?

      And oh by the way…
      Did you seriously have some high esteem for fan voted all star starters in the past?

      There isn’t a glut of great AL OFs this year like years past. And the fans got a lot right too, like SS Wilson.

      It’s not like it’s NBA-level absurdity.

      Best team in each league has 3 starters in AS Game. Seems about right — and how it usually shakes out every yr.

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      • jtwex

        7 hours ago

        I also disagree with Wilson starting at short

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    • em650r

      7 hours ago

      Every year Jeter was in the All Star game even with no good numbers

      Reply
    • falconsball1993

      7 hours ago

      It’s debatable, but I wouldn’t say absurd. Gold glove defense at a new position, hitting well, and on best team in baseball.

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      • jtwex

        6 hours ago

        It’s absurd when Buxton is having the year he is having. He has been much better.

        Reply
    • Hammerin' Hank

      3 hours ago

      It’s an exhibition. How much credibility does it need?

      Reply
  23. Newms22

    8 hours ago

    Jacob Wilson!

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  24. futuregm12

    8 hours ago

    Bobby Witt Jr was robbed again. Voters need to stop using strictly BA as a voting metric.

    Reply
    • Canuckleball

      8 hours ago

      Jacob Wilson has a 138 wRC+.

      Bobby Witt Jr. has a 123 wRC+

      Offensively, Wilson is far better this season.

      Overall, though, Wilson has a fWAR of 2.9 to Witts 4.0.

      Witt is getting a lot more steals and is better defensively and is overall a simply better player.

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      • tjmacari

        4 hours ago

        Jacob is in a slump, his numbers were around .360 a week or so ago

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    • hiflew

      8 hours ago

      And people really need to stop getting so upset over who starts an EXHIBITION game with no real meaning other than who the fans want to see.

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    • Diabetic Rockstar

      7 hours ago

      I hate everything about Oakland-Sacramento-Vegas, but I have 0 issue with Wilson winning out over Witt Jr. Makes up for the fact that Rooker got screwed at DH imo

      Reply
  25. NoNeckWilliams

    8 hours ago

    Prediction:

    Kyle Tucker will sign with the Yankees for $50 million more than the Cubs’ best offer.

    Reply
    • Mets Era Thumping Soto

      7 hours ago

      He will be a Dodger.

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    • Hammerin' Hank

      3 hours ago

      He’ll sign with the Pirates.

      Reply
  26. hiflew

    8 hours ago

    I am not being a homer here, but Hunter Goodman of the Rockies deserves the starting gig over Will Smith. The only thing Smith has on Goodman is BA and being on a much better team. Goodman leads all NL catchers is almost every category. Hopefully he at least gets the backup job.

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  27. MasterCal

    8 hours ago

    Javy Baez over Byron Buxton is an egregious miss

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    • falconsball1993

      7 hours ago

      Buxton has a 3 WAR. Baez has a 2 WAR. It’s debatable sure, but it certainly isn’t egregious. Baez is playing gold glove defense at new position, on the best team in AL. It counts for something.

      Reply
  28. NoNeckWilliams

    7 hours ago

    Is this a lifetime achievement award for Baez? His stats would be respectable for a 4th outfielder.

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    • falconsball1993

      7 hours ago

      120ops+ and a 2.2 war is 4th OF level? Weird comment.

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      • Yanks4life22

        7 hours ago

        Good stats for sarcasta-bowl but in the real world hypothetical results aren’t what determine who wins the game.

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  29. Yanks4life22

    7 hours ago

    Seriously bring back steroids

    .500 teams in 1998 had better lineups than this

    Reply
  30. ChuckyNJ

    6 hours ago

    On a side note, Judge and Ohtani are guaranteed to start the All-Star Game as they got the most votes in their respective leagues.

    Reply
  31. outinleftfield

    6 hours ago

    No Angels? Rotflmfao

    Reply
    • AL B DAMNED

      6 hours ago

      Angels have almost a full lineup of “their” own #1 Draft Picks! Not traded for or free agents..#1 Draft picks They will get theirs! They must have good scouts!

      Reply
      • outinleftfield

        4 hours ago

        I was being sarcastic. With the injuries to Neto and Neto and Trout early we really didn’t deserve to have anyone voted as a starter. Maybe next year.

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  32. Dodger Dog

    6 hours ago

    When it’s a fan vote every deserves what they get, also team success counts alot. Will’s team is the best in MLB and Colorado 30 games back.

    Reply
  33. AL B DAMNED

    6 hours ago

    Did any of the Braves team Doctors get any votes?

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  34. Rsox

    4 hours ago

    Strange that the starting CF for the AL hasn’t started a game in CF since June 1st and spent almost the entire last month playing exclusively at SS…

    Reply
  35. Fonzy13

    3 hours ago

    It’s crazy how many people are complaining about Lindor getting the start and saying it’s the big market stuffing the ballot. That is not at all a core tenant of the Mets fan base and if you look over recent years that much is clear. The Mets almost never have more than 2 players in the game and rarely have anybody starting. As a Mets fan I’m not saying we deserved a lot more I’m just saying for a large market team we have not had much representation at the game over the years.

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    • Bivouac-Sal

      2 hours ago

      Who’s complaining? I am a Dodger fan and I know Lindor deserves the honor.

      Reply
  36. cartography ponderance

    2 hours ago

    I could argue Judge and Raleigh are the only AL players that would make the NL roster.

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