Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani to captain star-studded MLB All-Star lineups after starters are revealed

03.07.2025    Fox News    3 views
Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani to captain star-studded MLB All-Star lineups after starters are revealed

MLB All-Star Championship voting is complete and starters have been communicated for this year s event in Atlanta The two reigning MVP Award winners Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge were named captains of the National and American Leagues respectively after winning the fan vote But while these two and chosen others were expected choices by the fans there are other well-deserved players entering the mix this year CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMIn the American League the Detroit Tigers who own the best record in MLB at - entering Wednesday have three representatives in the starting lineup Second baseman Gleyber Torres a former teammate of Judge s on the New York Yankees has had a resurgence in his first year in the Motor City Riley Greene joins Judge in the outfield with Javier B ez who has been one of the best stories in MLB this season given his struggles since he joined the Tigers in He made his third career All-Star company but he is considered an outfielder this time instead of a shortstop DODGERS' SHOHEI OHTANI BLASTS HOMER IN WIN ACHIEVES STATISTICAL FEAT UNSEEN SINCE WILLIE MAYSThen there s Seattle Mariners slugging catcher Cal Raleigh getting the start behind the plate for the American League He has homers in games and his WAR of is second only to Judge s for the year Not only is this his first All-Star selection as a starter but Raleigh is the first Mariners catcher to be selected to start Jacob Wilson s meteoric rise for the Athletics earned him the starting shortstop job on July at Triust Park in Atlanta He has a batting average entering Wednesday second to Judge in the American League The Orioles Ryan O Hearn also earned his first-ever All-Star bid The remaining starters for the American League are the Blue Jays Vladimir Guerrero Jr first base and the Cleveland Guardians Jose Ramirez third base For the National League Chicago Cubs phenom center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong will get his first All-Star nod after he stole bases and hit homers before the break And while it s not his first All-Star appearance it s been a long time for New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor He hasn t played in the championship since his time in Cleveland in The Dodgers also have multiple starters behind Ohtani with Freddie Freeman playing first base and Will Smith catching The remaining National League starters are the Arizona Diamondbacks Ketel Marte B the San Diego Padres Manny Machado B the Atlanta Braves Ronald Acu a Jr OF and the Cubs Kyle Tucker OF Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter

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