by Alex Lloyd Gross
The All-Star game is coming here, to the local ball park in South Philadelphia. It’s where the Phillies call home but there will be only one member from the Phillies as a starter. Brandon Marsh.
- Drake Baldwin, C (ATL): The 2025 NL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year will make his first trip to the All-Star Game and becomes the fourth Braves backstop to win a fan election, joining Javy Lopez (2003); Brian McCann (2011); and Sean Murphy (2023). Additionally, Baldwin’s election marks the first for a reigning NL Rookie of the Year since his teammate Ronald Acuña Jr. in 2019. The 2026 All-Star Game will be the fourth consecutive Midsummer Classic to feature a reigning Rookie of the Year, following Paul Skenes (2024 NL ROY; 2025 All-Star); Gunnar Henderson (2023 AL ROY; 2024 All-Star); and Julio Rodríguez (2022 AL ROY; 2023 All-Star).
- Freddie Freeman, 1B (LAD): Now a 10-time All-Star, the 2020 NL MVP gains his sixth fan-elected starting assignment after winning six of the last eight fan elections (2018-21, 2023, 2025-26). Freeman was already the last NL first baseman to win consecutive fan elections after doing so in three straight years with Atlanta (2018-21), and prior to that, the last to accomplish the feat was Arizona’s Paul Goldschmidt (2014-15). Freeman is already one of only two Dodgers first basemen to win a fan election along with Steve Garvey (1974-80).
- Ozzie Albies, 2B (ATL): Earns his fourth All-Star selection and picks up his first fan election to become the third Atlanta second baseman to garner the honor along with Marcus Giles (2003) and Dan Uggla (2012).
- Max Muncy, 3B (LAD): Will make his third trip to the Midsummer Classic and joins Ron Cey (1974-75, 1977) as the only Dodgers third baseman to win a fan election.
- CJ Abrams, SS (WSH): An NL All-Star in 2024, Abrams receives his first fan-elected starting assignment and joins Bryce Harper (5), Daniel Murphy (1), Alfonso Soriano (1) and Ryan Zimmerman (1) as the only players in Nationals’ history (since 2005) to win a fan election. Abrams is the first Nationals player to win a fan election since Harper in 2018.
- Brandon Marsh, OF (PHI): Draws his first All-Star Game selection and becomes the first Phillies outfielder to pick up a fan-elected starting assignment since Raul Ibañez in 2009.
- Juan Soto, OF (NYM): Now a five-time All-Star, Soto receives his second career fan election and first in the NL after nabbing his first fan-elected starting assignment in the AL in 2024. Soto is the first Mets outfielder to win a fan election since Yoenis Céspedes in 2016.
- Andy Pages, OF (LAD): Earns his first career trip to the Midsummer Classic and gives the Dodgers a fan-elected starting outfielder for the third time in five years following fan elections by Mookie Betts in 2022-23.
- Shohei Ohtani, DH (LAD): The four-time unanimous MVP led the Majors in Phase 1 of fan balloting for the first time in his career. The two-way superstar, who led the AL in voting in 2023 and led the NL in voting in 2025, became the third Dodgers player to lead all Major Leaguers since All-Star balloting was returned to the fans in 1970, joining Davey Lopes (1980) and Cody Bellinger (2019). Ohtani, who will make his sixth trip to the Midsummer Classic and his sixth consecutive fan-elected start at designated hitter (2021-23 in the AL; 2024-26 in the NL), had already been the first player ever to win as many as four straight fan elections at the position. The Dodgers have now claimed the starting designated hitter spot in the NL lineup in four straight seasons as Ohtani’s three consecutive starts follow the fan-elected start by J.D. Martinez in 2023
According to Major League Baseball Overall, 13 different Major League clubs are represented among the 18 positional starters, including eight different clubs in the AL and five different clubs in the NL. The Dodgers are sending a Major League-best four starters to the Midsummer Classic, followed by the Blue Jays and the Braves, who will each have two starters. The AL and NL starters combine for eight internationally born players (44.4%), spanning five countries and territories outside the 50 United States.
For the American League, MLB’s leading vote-getter Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers will be joined in the National League starting lineup by three of his Dodgers teammates in first baseman Freddie Freeman, third baseman Max Muncy and outfielder Andy Pages, along with second baseman Ozzie Albies of the Atlanta Braves; shortstop CJ Abrams of the Washington Nationals; catcher Drake Baldwin of the Braves; and outfielders Brandon Marsh of the host Philadelphia Phillies and Juan Soto of the New York Mets.
American League leading vote-getter Ernie Clement of the Toronto Blue Jays will be paired in the AL starting lineup with his teammate and first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., along with third baseman Junior Caminero of the Tampa Bay Rays; shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals; catcher Shea Langeliers of the Athletics; outfielders Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels, Byron Buxton of the Minnesota Twins and Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees; and designated hitter Yordan Alvarez of the Houston Astros.
In addition to the starters who were elected by the fans across two phases of the 2026 KONAMI eBaseballTM MLB All-Star Ballot, pitchers and reserve players were named to the All-Star Game roster by the Player Ballot – a vote of the players, managers and coaches – and by Major League Baseball. In making its selections as the last step in the process, MLB has ensured that each of the 30 Major League Clubs will be represented at the Midsummer Classic.
AL position players who are invited to the 2026 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard as a result of Player Balloting are catcher Dillon Dingler of the Detroit Tigers; first baseman Nick Kurtz of the Athletics; second baseman Travis Bazzana of the Cleveland Guardians; third baseman Miguel Vargas of the Chicago White Sox; shortstop Kevin McGonigle of the Detroit Tigers; outfielders Cody Bellinger of the Yankees, Riley Greene of the Tigers and Randy Arozarena of the Seattle Mariners; and designated hitter Yandy Díaz of the Rays.
AL pitchers who have made the Midsummer Classic as a result of the Player Ballot include starters Cam Schlittler of the Yankees; Dylan Cease of the Blue Jays; Drew Rasmussen of the Rays; Parker Messick of the Guardians; and Joe Ryan of the Minnesota Twins. The relievers who are All-Stars via the Player Ballot are Louis Varland of the Blue Jays; Cade Smith of the Guardians; and Aroldis Chapman of the Boston Red Sox.
Major League Baseball had an additional six selections to fill out the remainder of the AL roster, with two of the six picks being used to represent the Clubs that did not have an All-Star after the fan and player balloting processes. The four pitchers chosen include Bryan Baker of the Rays; Jacob Latz of the Texas Rangers; Ranger Suarez of the Red Sox; and Michael Wacha of the Royals. The two position players among MLB selections are first baseman Ben Rice of the Yankees and catcher Adley Rutschmanof the Baltimore Orioles.
The All Star Game will be played July 14, 2026.