Part of the 2025 MLB All-Star roster puzzle was completed on July 2. Major League Baseball confirmed which players won Phase 2 of the fan vote and won starting positions for this year’s game in Atlanta. Needless to say, the rosters are well fortified, as the two include multiple former MVP winners. And on July 6, the league announced the reserves & pitchers headed to Georgia.

American League

Here’s a look at the players named 2025 AL All-Stars as of this writing:

PlayerTeamPosition
Cal Raleigh*MarinersC
Alejandro KirkBlue JaysC
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.*Blue Jays1B
Jonathan ArandaRays1B
Gleyber Torres*Tigers2B
Brandon Lowe#Rays2B
Jazz Chisholm Jr.Yankees2B/3B
Maikel GarciaRoyals2B/3B
Zack McKinstryTigersINF
Jose Ramirez*#Guardians3B
Alex Bregman#Red Sox3B
Junior CamineroRays3B
Isaac ParedesAstros3B
Jacob Wilson*AthleticsSS
Jeremy PenaAstrosSS
Bobby Witt Jr.RoyalsSS
Aaron Judge*YankeesOF
Riley Greene*TigersOF
Javier Baez*TigersOF
Randy ArozarenaMarinersOF
Byron BuxtonTwinsOF
Steven KwanGuardiansOF
Julio Rodriguez#MarinersOF
Ryan O’Hearn*OriolesDH
Brent RookerAthleticsDH
Hunter BrownAstrosSP
Kris BubicRoyalsSP
Aroldis ChapmanRed SoxRP
Garrett CrochetRed SoxSP
Jacob deGromRangersSP
Max Fried#YankeesSP
Josh HaderAstrosRP
Yusei KikuchiAngelsSP
Andres MunozMarinersRP
Carlos RodonYankeesSP
Tarik Skubal*TigersSP
Shane SmithWhite SoxSP
Bryan WooMarinersSP

Thanks to Phase 1 of the All-Star vote, Aaron Judge was the first player to be named an American League All-Star. Judge received the most votes among all AL players.

Judge is currently the Major League leader in several categories as of the 2nd, including hits (112), slugging percentage (.722), and OPS (1.188).

The rest of the American League roster is formidable.

Cal Raleigh, the Majors’ leader in home runs (32) and a participant in the 2025 Home Run Derby, will be the AL’s starting catcher.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. won the AL vote at first base. Gleyber Torres, benefitting in part from the Tigers’ surge, won the second base vote.

Aside from Torres, Riley Greene and Javier Baez will join Torres. Tarik Skubal, the Tigers’ ace, will start the game for the American League on the mound.

Jacob Wilson, a presumptive favorite for the 2025 AL Rookie of the Year, beat out Bobby Witt Jr. for the shortstop position. Wilson is second in the Majors in hits (108), behind only Judge. Witt Jr., though, made it as a reserve.

Jose Ramirez, who hit .305 over his first 80 games, won the third base vote to represent Cleveland.

As for the reserves, three Red Sox, including an injured Alex Bregman and newcomers Aroldis Chapman and Garrett Crochet, made the team. Also among the pitchers include former Cy Young winner Jacob deGrom, as well as breakout pitcher Kris Bubic. Potential 2025 Cy Young candidate Hunter Brown is also headed to Atlanta.

First-time All-Stars include Jonathan Aranda (Rays) and 2024 Rule 5 pick Shane Smith (White Sox).

On July 8, Rays third baseman Junior Caminero also became a first-time All-Star. Alex Bregman, on the IL, will not participate.

National League

Now, a look at the NL All-Stars:

PlayerTeamPosition
Will Smith*DodgersC
Hunter GoodmanRockiesC/OF
Freddie Freeman*Dodgers1B
Pete AlonsoMets1B
Matt OlsonBraves1B
Ketel Marte*Diamondbacks2B
Brendan DonovanCardinals2B
Manny Machado*Padres3B
Eugenio SuarezDiamondbacks3B
Francisco Lindor*MetsSS
Elly De La CruzRedsSS
Ronald Acuna Jr.*BravesOF
Pete Crow-Armstrong*CubsOF
Kyle Tucker*CubsOF
Corbin CarrollDiamondbacksOF
Kyle SchwarberPhilliesOF/DH
Kyle StowersMarlinsOF
Fernando Tatis Jr.PadresOF
James WoodNationalsOF
Shohei Ohtani*DodgersDH
Andrew AbbottRedsSP
Jason AdamPadresRP
Matthew Boyd#CubsSP
Edwin DiazMetsRP
MacKenzie GoreNationalsSP
Clayton Kershaw**DodgersSP
Jacob MisiorowskiBrewersSP
Freddy PeraltaBrewersSP
David PetersonMetsSP
Robbie Ray#GiantsSP
Randy RodriguezGiantsRP
Chris Sale#BravesSP
Paul Skenes*PiratesSP
Robert SuarezPadresRP
Logan WebbGiantsSP
Zack WheelerPhilliesSP
Yoshinobu Yamamoto#DodgersSP

Shohei Ohtani won the NL fan vote in Phase 1, assuring the Dodgers’ two-way star will be headed to Atlanta.

Ohtani, as of the 2nd, was the National League leader in home runs (30) and OPS (1.024).

Aside from the three-time MVP, Ohtani will be one of several Dodgers to represent the reigning World Series champions in Atlanta.

Will Smith (C) and Freddie Freeman (1B) will also join Ohtani. Smith has the highest average (.320) among qualified MLB catchers, while Freeman is second (.308) among first basemen.

Those two are part of an infield that will be almost entirely represented by the NL West. Manny Machado, in the top 20 of the Majors in hits, will start at third base. Ketel Marte, with 17 home runs over 59 games, will start at second base.

The lone non-NL-West player in the infield is Francisco Lindor, who will start in the All-Star Game for the first time.

As for the outfield, hometown star Ronald Acuna Jr. will be joined by Pete Crow-Armstrong and Kyle Tucker from the Cubs. Additionally, Matt Olson and Chris Sale (IL) will be All-Stars.

The starting pitcher for the National League will be Paul Skenes.

Notable reserves include Eugenio Suarez (Diamondbacks), Fernando Tatis Jr. (Padres), and James Wood (Nationals). Wood, who will be in the Home Run Derby, and Suarez were in the top ten of the league in home runs as of the 6th.

The group of pitchers includes the aforementioned Paul Skenes and Zack Wheeler, potentially the two finalists for the NL Cy Young Award. Clayton Kershaw, who notched strikeout #3,000 in June, is in as a Legend Pick, made by the Commissioner.

On July 8, Andrew Abbott (Reds) and Robert Suarez (Padres) were announced as replacements. Abbott will replace Yoshinobu Yamamoto, ineligible since he’ll pitch the Sunday before the game. Suarez replaces the injured Chris Sale.

An even more interesting addition came on July 11, when Jacob Misiorowski made the roster after just five Major League starts. The Brewers rookie replaced Matthew Boyd.

Starters were unveiled on July 2. The reserve hitters, plus pitchers, were revealed on July 6. MLB uses input from players and personnel to decide which pitchers and backups make the All-Star Game.

*denotes starter

**denotes legends’ pick

#denotes replaced player

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