Philadelphia fans embraced Mike Trout like one of their own at the 2026 MLB All-Star Game.
The event serves as a homecoming of sorts for the Los Angeles Angels star. The three-time MVP is a New Jersey native but has deep ties to Philadelphia, which is located 45 miles south of his hometown.
Trout received a loud ovation from the crowd as he was introduced before the Midsummer Classic.
A nice cheer for Mike Trout as he makes his return to the All-Star Game!
"It's been everything," Trout said about this All-Star experience during a pregame interview on the broadcast. "⊠Philly is a special place, it's where I grew up and it's awesome."
Trout served as the American League's leadoff hitter but struck out in his first at-bat against Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sanchez.
Among those in the crowd cheering for Trout were his friends and family.
It was Trout's first All-Star Game appearance since 2019, allowing his two sons, Beckham Aaron and Jordy Michael, to watch him play in the event.
Trout was named as an All-Star for the 12th time in his career. He was selected eight consecutive times from 2012 through 2019.
Where to watch the 2026 MLB All-Star Game
The festivities continue in Philadelphia on Tuesday, July 14 with the 2026 MLB All-Star Game.
Jordan Walker of the St. Louis Cardinals defeated Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber to claim the title of Home Run King on Monday night.
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The 2026 Midsummer Classic has arrived, and USA TODAY will have reporters on the ground in Philadelphia and at home eager to deliver the goods. From media day and the Home Run Derby, to the red carpet and All-Star Game, we'll have everything covered.
The MLB All-Star Game brings the best players in the game together for a friendly exhibition. But if the game is close as the end draws near, the pressure and the intensity rise to another level.
And if it goes down to the wire, there won't be any extra innings. Instead, if the game is tied after the bottom of the ninth, MLB has created a fun way to settle the score that borrows from the Home Run Derby the previous night.
And last season, a home-run tiebreaker was used for the first time since the new rule was implemented.
MLB All-Star Game tiebreaker rules
If the All-Star Game is tied after nine innings, the winner is determined by a home run swing-off. Here's how it works:
Each team selects three players from its active lineup to compete in a mini home run derby. Each player gets three swings to try to hit as many homers as possible, and the team with the highest total is declared the winner. If it's still tied, each manager selects one of the three participants to take three more swings. That process continues until one team hits more homers.
Last season, the National League prevailed in the tiebreaker when Kyle Schwarber cleared the fence with all three of his swings for a 4-3 victory. Not surprisingly, Schwarber was named the All-Star MVP.
The three amigos: Miguel Vargas, Munetaka Murakami, and Tristan Peters. | Chicago White Sox
The All-Star break is officially in full swing, and following an absolutely epic Home Run Derby Monday, fans are primed and ready for the Midsummer Classic this evening. Philadelphia is hosting the festivities for the first time since 1996, bringing the best of the best to the City of Brotherly Love. The American League leads the National League all-time, 48-45, and has dominated the better part of the last three decades, losing just five times since 1997 and winning 10 of the last 12. Though we canât forget last season, when a tied game after nine led to the first âswing-offâ tiebreaker that allowed the NL to take the W as Phillyâs own Kyle Schwarber won it in dramatic fashion.
Two star-studded lineups will be managed by a pair of excellent managers. Dave Roberts, the Los Angeles Dodgers skipper, is managing back-to-back years and his fifth All-Star game, and he will have five of his players on the roster. Making his managerial debut in the Midsummer Classic, Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider will be at the helm for the American League. The Jays fell to the Dodgers in a thrilling, seven-game World Series in 2025, and though Toronto hasnât been as dominant this season, Schneider will have four players attending with Cy Young contender â and an old White Sox pal â Dylan Cease getting the start for the AL.
Leading the field with the most elected All-Stars are the hometown Philadelphia Phillies, with six players represented this year, including two-time All-Star Cristopher SĂĄnchez, who is starting on the mound for the National League. One of the best fun facts coming out of this yearâs game is that Roy Halladay was the last starting pitcher to represent both the Blue Jays (2009) and the Phillies (2011). Veterans Chris Sale, Freddie Freeman, and Justin Verlander will each make their 10th All-Star Game appearance, while Mike Trout was elected for the 12th time and will start in center field.
There are also quite a few young guys and rookies making their All-Star debut as well, as there are 11 players younger than 25 years old, and 36 first-timers. There is so much talent on both rosters, but I want to focus on three of those first-timers: Miguel Vargas, Munetaka Murakami, and Tristan Peters.
If you told White Sox fans a year ago that the team would go from 102 losses to three All-Stars (with a few more that were deserving or right on the cusp), they would probably think you were crazy. Heck, if you told them at the beginning of April, it would have felt like one big joke. But here the South Siders are: sending three excellent players to the national stage while holding first place in the AL Central.
Third baseman Miguel Vargas has not only been one of the best stories of the year, but his improvement across every facet of his game over the past two years has been amazing to watch. Heâs been consistent every year with not chasing pitches while walking at higher rates. Still, the increases in production across his offensive stats while playing a solid third base have propelled him into the top players in the American League. Vargasâ 3.3 WAR is the fifth-best in the AL, his 13.7% walk rate ranks ninth, his .848 OPS ranks 13th, and he is tied for sixth with 21 home runs. I mean, seriously, this yearâs Savant page is bonkers.
He can also rock a blue suit on the red carpet, so pray for the league.
Japanese rookie sensation Munetaka Murakami has also impressed pretty much everyone since he joined MLB, and despite being injured for the past six weeks, he still is tied for seventh for most homers in the AL with 20, and holds a 148 wRC+ on the season, sixth in the AL (min. 250 PAs). Muneâs 33.6% strikeout rate is the highest in the AL and fourth-highest in MLB, though he essentially balances that out with his 17.8% walk rate (third in AL), .540 slugging percentage (sixth) and 911 OPS (fifth). And again, he has maintained all of this while not playing for over a month. Murakamiâs nine home runs were just beaten out by Kyle Schwarberâs 10 in the first round of the Home Run Derby, but his swing looked smoother than ever, and it certainly wasnât a bad showing for his first time around.
Last but DEFINITELY not least is center fielder Tristan Peters. Replacing Byron Buxton due to injury, Peters was a late All-Star addition, but his success this season has been beyond impactful to the White Sox and truly unprecedented. Peters was acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays in the offseason for âcash considerations,â in what may end up being some of the best money that GM Chris Getz has spent thus far. His .301 batting average is the third-best in the AL and ninth-best in all of baseball, and Peters has mashed 20 of his 75 hits for doubles (26.7%), tied for fourth-most in the AL (alongside Vargas). From the Savannah Bananas to hitting for the cycle in his first full major league season, to the MLB All-Star game, itâs been a lot of fun watching him get to this point.
None of the Chicago White Sox players are starters right now, but hopefully theyâll get an inning at some point tonight. Cease has quite the lineup behind him, nonetheless, especially with all of that power loaded from top to bottom, with Trout leading off and Yordan Alvarez batting second while leading all of baseball with a 1.059 OPS and the AL with 31 homers. Two Derby contestants being on your team is also a flex, with Junior Caminero batting fourth, and Ben Rice balancing out the lineup in the seven-spot while being second in the AL with 29 bombs.
Since being snubbed for an All-Star selection in 2022, Cease is finally making his debut at the Midsummer Classic and is having arguably his best season yet with a 2.84 ERA. His 36.9% strikeout rate is trailing only the flame-throwing Jacob Misiorowski of the Milwaukee Brewers. Walks have always been something that Cease has struggled with in his career, and his 11% BB% is the fifth-highest among all qualified starters, but striking out over a third of your opponents while holding them to a .189 batting average has helped maintain his success this season.
For the National League, the lineup Cristopher SĂĄnchez has behind him is just as scary, with MLB home run leader Schwarber giving Cease a run for his money right off the bat, followed by consistent sluggers Juan Soto and Freeman. SĂĄnchez has been an elite pitcher for the last several years, and his 2.62 ERA and 1.186 WHIP have kept him not only front of mind as an All-Star but as a potential Cy Young candidate for the NL this season. His 38.6% chase rate is among the best in all of baseball, and his changeup is simply nasty, with opponents batting just .167 against him while drawing a 45.2% whiff rate on the pitch.
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 14: Jacob Latz #67 of the Texas Rangers poses for a photo during the 2026 All-Star Red Carpet Show presented by Mastercard at Independence Mall on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
DETROIT, MI - JULY 12: A detailed view of a 2026 MLB All Star Game logo patch worn on the jersey of Bryce Harper #3 of the Philadelphia Phillies during the game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on July 12, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. The Phillies defeated the Tigers 5-0. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
The MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia will feature 3 St. Louis Cardinals. Jordan Walker, Ivan Herrera and Riley OâBrien are all on the roster. Dylan Cease of the Toronto Blue Jays is the scheduled starter for the American League while Cristopher SĂĄnchez of the Phillies will get the start for the National League. First pitch scheduled for 7pm central time and the game broadcast will be available on Fox.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 14: Cade Smith #36 of the Cleveland Guardians and his wife Elizabeth Smith attend the 2026 MLB All-Star Red Carpet Show at Independence Mall on July 14, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Lisa Lake/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Kyle Schwarber, DH Juan Soto, LF Freddie Freeman, 1B CJ Abrams, SS Max Muncy, 3B Ozzie Albies, 2B Brandon Marsh, RF Andy Pages, CF Drake Baldwin, C Cristopher SĂĄnchez, P
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 13: Adley Rutschman #35 of the Baltimore Orioles poses for a photo during the 2026 All-Star player photoshoot at Citizens Bank Park on Monday, July 13, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
The regrettably Oriole-light 2026 edition of MLBâs All-Star Game gets under way at 8pm tonight, or however long after 8pm that it takes to do all of the pre-game activities â player introductions and all of that â that MLB doesnât schedule before 8pm. You can watch the game on Fox and thatâs it.
Adley Rutschman is among the American League reserves. Itâs nice for him that heâs back in the game for the third time. Probably it was more fun a couple of years ago when he had several teammates there with him. His revival after a couple of down years has been important for the Orioles holding on to what they can so far this season and it is going to be significant for next year as well. He will probably catch two or three innings and get one or two at-bats tonight. Enjoy it while it lasts.
American League starting lineup
Mike Trout â CF
Yordan Ălvarez â DH
Shea Langeliers â C
Junior Caminero â 3B
Bobby Witt Jr. â SS
Cody Bellinger â RF
Ben Rice â 1B
Riley Greene â LF
Ernie Clement â 2B
Dylan Cease is the AL starting pitcher.
As a general rule, I donât go in for âoh, what a nice story for baseballâ narratives. I donât care about nice stories for baseball. I want the Orioles to win games and Orioles players to play well and thatâs it. Anybody else has other people to cheer for them and enjoy them. It wonât be me.
That said, even my cold heart can be swayed by Trout being back in the All-Star Game after an absence of a couple of years. His return to relative good health and pretty good performance this year is one of the better random things going on in baseball. In classic Angels form for the duration of his career, itâs coming for a team that is bad and going nowhere. Itâs a real shame. Trout getting some late-career postseason success probably would be nice for baseball. I might even enjoy it, as long as it doesnât come against the Orioles.
National League starting lineup
Kyle Schwarber â DH
Juan Soto â RF
Freddie Freeman â 1B
CJ Abrams â SS
Max Muncy â 3B
Ozzie Albies â 2B
Brandon Marsh â LF
Andy Pages â CF
Drake Baldwin â C
Cristopher SĂĄnchez of the Phillies will start the game for the NL team.
One thing that always mildly interests me with All-Star starting lineups is thinking about how many of these guys are future Hall of Fame guys. Will we look back at this group of guys and think, wow, the fans really nailed it this time?
For the American League, thereâs Trout, obviously. Much to my chagrin, Witt looks like a good pick with 26.8 bWAR through his first 4.5 seasons of his career. If Ălvarezâs next five years look like his last five years, he could make it. At least for now, that looks like it for this lineup. Aaron Judge, who was elected as a starter but is not going to play, is going to make it some day. I have no joy in saying this.
Among the NL starters, Schwarber looks like a decent bet to hit the 500 home run club thatâs the standard for any players who werenât either caught using or widely believed to have used PEDs. Soto, with 45.4 bWAR and heâs still only in his age 27 season, couldnât walk into the Hall if he retired tomorrow (for one thing, he hasnât played the minimum ten seasons) but he probably could after about three more seasons that look like his career averages. Freeman will end up in Cooperstown. The elected starting NL DH, Shohei Ohtani, is also obviously heading there.
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 13: Randy Arozarena #56 of the Seattle Mariners poses for a photo during the 2026 All-Star player photoshoot at Citizens Bank Park on Monday, July 13, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
The American and National Leagueâs best, er, most available square off in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Yes, itâs All-Star week, which means tonight is the All-Star game, which means this is the final MLB-endorsed event until games restart on Friday. For some, especially Mariners fans, that might sound like a blessing. Those fans will be heartened to know Randy Arozarena is the Mariners only representative this year, and heâs not in this eveningâs starting lineup. They cannot hurt you today, probably.
The AL has put together an excellent lineup and Ernie Clement. Mike Trout leads off followed by Yordan Alvarez and Shea Langeliers, completing a Western top third. Junior Caminero and Bobby Witt Jr. hit fourth and fifth as the leagueâs best players. The AL lacks star power on the mound, but Dylan Cease is perhaps the one exception; heâs the current favorite for the AL Cy Young this year. Itâs not clear if or when Arozarena will make it into the game, though if it ends in a tie, he will once again be part of the swing off.
The NLâs lineup includes three Dodgers, two Phillies, two Braves, a Met and a National. Theyâll also have a third Philly with Cristopher SĂĄnchez on the mound. Itâs an All-Star Game. Theyâre a great team, even theyâre only representing a third of their league in the starting lineup.
Iâm going to be brave and say the AL wins this one 6-4. Witt hits a homer and a double and wins the MVP. Arozarena comes off the bench and gets hit by a pitch.
Jul 13, 2026; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. (7) before the home run derby at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images | Brad Penner-Imagn Images
I hope every MLB fan gets used to Bobby Witt Jr. in the All-Star Game. This is already Wittâs third All-Star Game, and Witt just turned 26 last month. The Kansas City Royals record for most All-Star selections is George Brett with 13; Salvador Perez is second with nine. After that, multiple Royals are tied with five selections, and it seems at least that Witt is on track to move into third place as soon as 2028.
Joining Witt is Michael Wacha, making his second All-Star appearance. Wachaâs first All-Star Game? All the way back in 2015, when he was but a wee 23-year-old with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Itâs an All-Star Game with some new faces (Ben Rice, Drake Baldwin) and some old faces (Mike Trout, Freddie Freeman). May the best team winâand may the on-field interviews be as least cringy as possible.
DETROIT, MI - JULY 12: Justin Verlander #35, Kevin McGonigle #7 and Riley Greene #31 of the Detroit Tigers pose with President and CEO of Ilitch Sports + Entertainment Ryan Gustafson during an event to honor their selection for the All-Star game before a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Comerica Park on July 12, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Time/Place: 8:00 p.m., Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA Media: FOX Sports, ESPN Radio (Pre-Game coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. ET) Pitching Matchup: AL- RHP Dylan Cease (6-4, 2.56 ERA) NL- LHP Cristopher SĂĄnchez (11-4, 2.62 ERA)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 13: Ben Rice #22 of the New York Yankees hugs Cody Bellinger #35 after batting during the 2026 T-Mobile Home Run Derby at Citizens Bank Park on Monday, July 13, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
This weekâs All-Star Week festivities got off to a bombastic start on Monday night at Citizens Bank Park, with outstanding performances from established sluggers and burgeoning stars alike in the Home Run Derby. The spectacle of Jordan Walker silencing a partisan Philadelphia crowd with six consecutive bombs to snatch the title from Kyle Schwarber will be hard to top in terms of pure theatre, but letâs see what the Midsummer Classic itself has to offer!
Tonight, the Yankees will have both Ben Rice and Cody Bellinger representing them in the American Leagueâs starting lineup; theyâll take on Philadelphia ace Cristopher SĂĄnchez on his home mound as the Senior Circuit seeks to claim their second straight victory in the main event. The AL had mounted a late-inning comeback to erase a 6-0 lead, but Schwarber ultimately led the NL to victory by winning a Derby-esque swing-off challenge which replaced extra innings.
Of course, two other Yankees were named All-Stars this season: Aaron Judge and Cam Schlittler. Judge is still working his way back from the rib fracture he sustained in the first week of June. Schlittler was about as deserving as any pitcher to get the starting nod for the AL, but owing to his start this past Saturday, opted not to participate. Strangely, Blue Jays manager John Schneider, who will be leading the American League on the field tonight, said he was always planning to tap the Blue Jaysâ Dylan Cease as the starterâeven if Schlittler was available to pitch. Weird move, but all right.
Bellinger and Rice will hit consecutively in Schneiderâs lineup, at the sixth and seventh spot respectively. (Everybody get those jokes out of the way now.) They were not voted into starting spots, but they will each get the nod regardless due to injuries to Judge and Byron Buxton in Bellingerâs case and the combination of Vladimir Guerrero Jr.âs withdrawal from the event and replacement Nick Kurtzâs recent addition to the IL.
Rice participated in last nightâs Home Run Derby, but failed to advance to the next round. Heâll still get a chance to show off the impressive game power which has brought him to the precipice of 30 home runs at the seasonâs intermission. Bellinger was slumping mightily ahead of the seasonâs final week, but finished strong with five hits in the last four games ahead of the break. He gets a chance to keep that momentum going againstâŠwell, somebody in the NLâs pitching staff. Since it tends to be a new face pitching every inning, and all. Just one big hit from either of them however, and they could join Derek Jeter (2000), Mariano Rivera (2013), and Giancarlo Stanton (2022) as the only All-Star Game MVPs in Yankees history.
The ALâs lineup is quite front-loaded for pure power, with Mike Trout leading off ahead of Yordan Alvarez, Aâs backstop Shea Langeliers and Junior Caminero hitting cleanup. Bobby Witt Jr. and Bellinger provide a more contact-oriented lane in the middle; though both are plenty capable of muscling up themselves. After Rice comes Detroitâs Riley Greene and, yes, the ALâs leading vote-getter, Ernie Clement. To my eye, the NLâs starting lineup is more balanced, but thereâs a Ship of Theseus quality to these batting orders, of course.
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 13: Ozzie Albies #1 of the Atlanta Braves poses for a photo during the 2026 All-Star player photoshoot at Citizens Bank Park on Monday, July 13, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
Alright, folks. Itâs finally here: Ozzie Albies and Drake Baldwin are in the starting lineup for the National League and will rep the Atlanta Braves to begin this seasonâs MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia. Theyâll be joined by Matt Olson, Chris Sale and Raisel Iglesias, making it five Braves representatives for this seasonâs Midsummer Classic. Itâs an exciting time and a much-needed break from what was turning into a bit of a slog as far as the regular season goes for the Braves.
How to watch
Thereâs no mystery this time. Itâs on good olâ Fox. Theyâre telling you to tune in at 8:00 p.m. ET so Iâd iamgine thatâs when the festivities will get started.
Where will the Braves be in the lineup?
Gracelyn did a post on it once the lineups were released on Monday so go check that out for your answer as to where Ozzie Albies and Drake Baldwin will be hitting in the lineup to start tonightâs game.
Are they still doing the whole âSwing-Offâ thing in case of a nine-inning tie?
Yep! We got our first taste of it last year when the All-Star Game was at Truist Park and that format is still in place. If it does go to a swing-off then 2026 MLB Home Run Derby champion Jordan Walker, Hunter Goodman and James Wood will swing for the National League. The AL has selected Randy Arozarena, Willson Contreras and Munetaka Murakami to swing for them in case it comes down to it.
Letâs have some fun, shall we? Sam will be coming with the recap later tonight, so stay tuned for that.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 19: A detail view of the 2026 MLB All-Star Game logo during a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Angels at Citizens Bank Park on July 19, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Starting pitcher for the AL is Torontoâs Dylan Cease, the first Blue Jay to do so since 2009, when Roy Halladay did so. On the mound for the NL will be Cristopher SĂĄnchez of the hometown Phillies. Weirdly, the last Phillies pitcher to start the All-Star Game was⊠Roy Halladay, in 2011.
This is the 96th All-Star Game, and you can watch on Fox. Coverage started at 3:30 pm Arizona time, but Iâm scheduling this to avoid most of the large quantity of bloviating before the game starts, some time after 5 pm. Itâs the first time the contest has been at Citizens Bank Park: the last occasion in Philadelphia was exactly thirty years ago, at Veterans Stadium. No D-backs were involved in that contest. đ Though future player Roberto Alomar was. The AL currently leads the series with a 48â45â2 (.516) record, and a 388â380 run advantage. The leagues have alternated wins the last four times: in 2025, the NL prevailed in the first ever swing-off tiebreaker, after blowing a 6-0 lead.
With Citizens Bank Park crossed off the list, that just leaves new Yankee Stadium, Tropicana Field and Sutter Health Park as the only currently active ballparks never to have held an All-Star Game. The last-named â home of the [THIS SPACE FOR RENT] Athletics, in case you were wondering â is for obvious reasons, and the Yankees did have the ASG in their old park relatively recently, in 2008. But the lack of an ASG for our expansion siblings, fifteen years after Arizona got one, is a little odd. I imagine MLB is using it as pressure: âGet a new park and weâll give you an All-Star Game!â The hope is for the Rays to get a new park for 2029, but Iâm severely doubtful.
We will see when and if the two Arizona Diamondbacks on the NL roster get into the game: Corbin Carroll and Eduardo Rodriguez. Iâd be particularly happy to see ERod, finally making it into the All-Star Game in his 11th season. Obviously, the record for most seasons before appearing in an All-Star Game belongs to Babe Ruth, who only got selected in his 20th season. That would be because there wasnât an All-Star Game for the first nineteen. But excluding those early days, only three players have had a longer wait than Eduardoâs 11 seasons to get into the Midsummer Classic, lead by Raul Ibanez who was in his 14th season when picked in 2009.
The Los Angeles area teams will be well represented at the 2026 MLB All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, on Tuesday, July 14.
The event serves as a homecoming of sorts for Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout. The three-time MVP is a New Jersey native but has deep ties to Philadelphia, which is located 45 miles south of his hometown.
Trout recently returned from the injured list last week before hitting a two-run home run in the Angels' 13-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on July 8. The home run came on the 15th anniversary of his major league debut.
He had missed 17 games after he suffered a right hamstring strain while running the bases during a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on June 17.
The Los Angeles Dodgers tied for the most selections with six. Four of the six players will be starters for the National League, which is a league-best. First baseman Freddie Freeman, third baseman Max Muncy, outfielder Andy Pages and designated hitter Shohei Ohtani were also named as starters.
Ohtani was the league's leading vote-getter but withdrew from the game due to inflammation and irritation in his left knee. The discomfort in the knee impacted his pitching mechanics, and he was recently pulled from a scheduled start for the Dodgers.
Ohtani has 98 hits, 65 runs, 22 home runs and 58 RBIs in 88 games played. On the mound, he's produced an 8-2 record in 14 starts, allowing 55 hits, 21 runs (17 earned runs) and four home runs. He has struck out 95 and walked 26.
Pages is one of 26 first-time All-Stars. He joins Atlanta Braves catcher Drake Baldwin and Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Brandon Marsh. Pages has complemented his defensive play for the Dodgers in center field with 16 home runs and an .808 OPS.
Right-handed pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and left-hander Justin Wrobleski will represent the Dodgers as NL pitchers.
Dave Roberts will serve as the National League manager for the game. He is serving as an All-Star Game skipper for the fifth time in his career.
Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly will serve on Roberts' staff. Mattingly was previously the manager for the Dodgers from 2011 to 2015.
When is 2026 MLB All-Star Game?
The gameâs first pitch is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT). It will be broadcast on FOX.
DETROIT, MI - JULY 12: A detailed view of a 2026 MLB All Star Game logo patch worn on the jersey of Bryce Harper #3 of the Philadelphia Phillies during the game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on July 12, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. The Phillies defeated the Tigers 5-0. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
Iâm not the target market for the All-Star game. Iâll likely watch until Clement bats. And Iâm interested in watching how Dylan Cease does. Iâm happy for him getting the starting role.
I did watch the World Cup game today and was surprised that Spain beat France so easily. Tomorrow, I have more skin in the game, my parents were from England and so I cheer for them (as well as Canada, who had a terrific run this time).
And there is this, which is absolutely stupid:
MLB wants to make the LA Olympics in 2028 mandatory for chosen players.
Skip out without an approved excuse, and you're on the restricted list without pay and service time for as many as 25 days through Aug. 3 that year â well after the second half begins July 21.