Nine first-time starters will participate in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 15th, at Atlanta’s Truist Park at 8 pm ET. Fan voting results for All-Star Game starters were announced this week on ESPN. Thirteen teams are represented in this year’s All-Star starting lineups.

Reigning MVPs New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ wunderkind Shohei Ohtani earned automatic bids as their league’s leading vote-getters in Phase 1 voting. The Detroit Tigers and the Los Angeles Dodgers had the most players named to the teams, with three apiece. 2025

MLB All-Star Game Starters/Number of Starts

American League

Catcher: Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners (1st Time)

The Big Dumper is having quite a season. He leads all of MLB in home runs (35) and is second in RBI (74). He is sporting an OPS of 1.027 and a WAR OF 5.6. He trails only Judge in these two categories. Raleigh will be the first Mariner catcher to start an All-Star Game.

First base: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays (4th Time)

After signing his monster $500 million contract extension, Guerrero is having a monster 2025. He leads all MLB first basemen in runs scored (54) and his only behind Tampa Bay’s Jonathan Aranda and the Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman in OBP with .382. This is his second straight year as an All-Star starter and his fourth in the last five years.

Second base: Gleyber Torres, Detroit Tigers (1st Time)

One of the feel-good stories of the game. The veteran infielder leads all MLB second basemen in OBP (385) and is second only to the Rays’ Brandon Lowe in SLG (.424) and OPS (.809) among qualified hitters. Torres is now a three-time All-Star, but his first since 2019, and this will be his first start in the Mid-Summer Classic.

Shortstop: Jacob Wilson, Athletics (1st Time)

The only rookie named as a starter, he beat out Kansas City Royals’ superstar Bobby Witt Jr to earn the birth. Wilson is second to Judge in MLB batting average (.337) and also second to Judge in hits (109). He is the first A’s shortstop to start an All-Star Game since Bert Campaneris in 1975.

Third base: José Ramírez, Cleveland Guardians (4th Time)

Ramirez is having another quality year for the Guardians as he is on pace for his fifth straight 20-20 season. He leads all MLB third basemen with 3.2 WAR and is second to the Red Sox’s Alex Bregman in OPS (.850). This is Ramirez’s fourth All-Star Game start and his seventh selection.

Designated hitter: Ryan O’Hearn, Baltimore Orioles (1st Time)

O’Hearn has had a solid season despite the downturn in his team’s fortunes. He leads the O’s in batting average (.290), OBP (.376), SLG (.464), and OPS (.840) among qualified hitters. 2025 will be O’Hearn’s first All-Star Game appearance and the first by a Baltimore DH since Nelson Cruz in 2014.

Outfield: Aaron Judge, New York Yankees (7th Time)

It’s another incredible campaign for this generational talent. He leads all MLB in batting average (.365), OBP (.474), SLG (.740), and OPS (1,214). He leads the majors with a 6.5 WAR and is second in most runs driven in (71). This is Judge’s fifth straight selection as an All-Star Game starter, and the seventh in his past eight years. He has now been named the top vote-getter two seasons in a row, the first to accomplish this since Alex Rodriguez in 2007-08.

Outfield: Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers (1st Time)

Greene has been on fire this season. He had a huge game on Wednesday against the Washington Nationals that saw him hit two three-run home runs. He leads the Tigers in homers (21), RBI (69), batting average (.290), SLG (.540), and OPS (.883). This is his second straight All-Star appearance and his first ever start.

Outfield Javier Báez, Detroit Tigers (3rd Time)

This is a redemption year for Baez. He has struggled the past three seasons for the Tigers since being acquired from the Cubs. He has a 1.8 WAR, and his OPS is .766. Baez has been selected as an All-Star starter at three different positions, starting with second base (2018) and then at shortstop (2019).

National League

Catcher: Will Smith, Los Angeles Dodgers (1st Time)

Simth is having a career season. This is the third straight All-Star appearance for the Dodger backstop. He leads the National League (NL) in batting average (.330) and OBP (.433). He is on pace to become the first catcher with a .300/.400/.500 slash line since the San Francisco Giants’ Buster Posey did it in 2012.

First base: Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers (5th Time)

Freeman will be playing in his seventh straight All-Star Game appearance. He leads all MLB first basemen in batting average (.313) and OPB (.383). He has also hit 10 home runs and driven in 47 runs. Five-time All-Star Game starter and second as a Dodger.

Second base: Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks (Third Time)

Marte has suffered through an injury-shortened season. He missed the first month with a hamstring injury. Despite this, he leads MLB second basemen with 19 home runs and is second to Washington’s Luis Garcia in RBI (40). His slash line is impressive: .298/.401/.596, and his WAR leads all MLB two-baggers at 3.0.

Shortstop: Francisco Lindor, New York Mets (1st Time)

Lindor made four straight All-Star Game appearances from 2016-2019 with Cleveland, but surprisingly, has never started until this season’s game. Last year’s runner-up NL MVP is second in homers for all major league shortstops (17). Lindor is the first Mets starter in the Mid-Season Classic since Yoenis Cespedes in 2017.

Third base: Manny Machado, San Diego Padres (4th Time)

This will be Machado’s fourth All-Star Game start and seventh selection overall. He has won the fan vote at both third base (2016,2022, 2025) and shortstop (2018). He leads all MLB third basemen in batting average (.292) and is tied with the Diamondbacks’ Eugenio Suarez in runs scored (53).

Designated hitter: Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers (5th Time)

It wouldn’t be an All-Star Game without the Dodger superstar. This will be the three-time MVP’s fifth Time in a row starting at DH in the All-Star Game. Ohtani leads all NL hitters in runs scored (86), homers (30), SLG (.622), and OPS (1.006). The NL leading vote-getter has surprisingly never led MLB in All-Star votes. Unfortunately for the fans, there will be no chance to see Ohtani pitch in this year’s classic.

Outfield: Ronald Acuña Jr., Atlanta Braves (5th Time)

Acuña, the 2023 NL MVP, has been named to his fifth All-Star start despite playing only 38 games in 2025 after returning from a torn ACL he suffered in 2024. The hometown hero has hit nine home runs and has carved out an impressive slash line of .341/.454/.578 and a fabulous OPS (1.032).

Outfield: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago Cubs (1st Time)

Crow-Armstrong is one of two Cubs outfielders named to the All-Star Game starting lineup (Kyle Tucker). This has not happened on the Northside since 2008 when Alfonso Soriano and Kosuke Fukudome were named as starters. Not only is this his first All-Star Game start, but it also marks his first-ever Mid-Season Classic appearance.

Outfield: Kyle Tucker, Chicago Cubs (1st Time)

The second half of the Cubs’ slugging outfield All-Stars, Tucker has been a three-time American League All-Star with the Houston Astros, but up until this year, had never won a fan vote. The versatile Tucker is having a tremendous season for the Cubs with 17 homers, 52 RBI, and 20 steals with a slash line of .286/.389/.520.

MLB All-Star Reserves

All-Star rosters for both teams will be completed through a combination of player ballot choices and selections made by the Commissioner’s Office when pitchers and position player reserves for both teams are named tomorrow at 5 pm ET on ESPN.