Historical Context and Key Players
The 2025 MLB All-Star Game will take place at the Truist Park in Atlanta, where players will wear their team’s regular uniforms instead of the traditional All-Star Game attire. The American League aims for its third consecutive win and twelfth out of the last fourteen victories against the National League. Historically, the American League holds a 48-44-2 advantage over the National League in the All-Star series.
In 94 games played this season, the American League has outscored the National League 388-380. This year, the National League has a chance to win due to Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers, one of the best hitters in MLB. Ohtani has a.276 batting average with 12 doubles, seven triples, 32 home runs, 60 RBIs, and 12 stolen bases in 95 games. Meanwhile, the American League can also win with catcher Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners, who leads MLB with 38 home runs this season. Raleigh has seven games with multiple home runs and won the Home Run Derby on Monday.
Key Hitters
On the National League side, outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Atlanta Braves is one of the best hitters and will be motivated to perform well in front of his home crowd. In 45 games, Acuña Jr. has a.323 batting average with seven doubles, 12 home runs, and 22 RBIs. On the American League side, outfielder Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees leads MLB in batting average at.355. He has 24 doubles, two triples, 35 home runs, and 81 RBIs in 96 games.
Managers and Rosters
For the first time in six years, players will wear their team’s home and away jerseys during the exhibition. This change brings back the tradition from the 1930s to 2019, when players wore their team’s uniforms instead of the league-specific jerseys. Dave Roberts, manager of the Dodgers, will lead the National League roster, counting on Shohei Ohtani, the National League’s home run leader, as the designated hitter and followed by local favorite Ronald Acuña Jr. Three Dodgers players were selected for the starting lineup by Roberts.
Lineup – National League
- DH: Shohei Ohtani (Dodgers)
- LF: Ronald Acuña Jr. (Braves)
- 2B: Ketel Marte (Diamondbacks)
- 1B: Freddie Freeman (Dodgers)
- 3B: Manny Machado (Padres)
- C: Will Smith (Dodgers)
- RF: Kyle Tucker (Cubs)
- SS: Francisco Lindor (Mets)
- CF: Pete Crow-Armstrong (Cubs)
P: Paul Skenes (Pirates)
Lineup – American League
- 2B: Gleyber Torres (Tigers)
- 1B/OF: Riley Greene (Tigers)
- OF: Aaron Judge (Yankees)
- C: Cal Raleigh (Mariners)
- 1B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Blue Jays)
- DH: Ryan O’Hearn (Orioles)
- 3B: Junior Caminero (Rays)
- OF: Javier Báez (Tigers)
- SS: Jacob Wilson (Athletics)
P: Tarik Skubal (Tigers)
All-Star Game Details
- Date: Tuesday, July 15
- Time: 6:00 PM (CDMX)
- Venue: Truist Park, Atlanta, US
- Broadcast: ESPN and Disney Plus
- Managers: Aaron Boone (American League) and Dave Roberts (National League)
- Recent Winners: American League (2024), National League (2023), American League (2022), American League (2021), American League (2019)
Home Run Derby: Cal Raleigh Wins; First Position Player and Ambidextrous Batter to Win
Cal Raleigh, the catcher for the Seattle Mariners, won the 2025 Home Run Derby, defeating Tampa Bay Ray’s first baseman Junior Caminero. Raleigh, who is ambidextrous, becomes the first position player and the second overall to win the Home Run Derby outright; Rubén Sierra co-won with Eric Davis in 1989. Raleigh joins Ken Griffey Jr. (1994, 1998, 1999) as the only Mariners to win the event, entering the All-Star break with 38 home runs—second only to Barry Bonds’ 39 in 2001.
