Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw, 19 1st-timers fill MLB All-Star rosters

The lists for the MLB 2025 star match will show off first 19 passers -by – and a legend – while launchers and reserves were announced on Sunday for the July 15 competition in Truist Park in Atlanta.

The left -handed left of Los Angeles Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw, a triple winner of the Cy Young Award who made his first star team in 2011, was appointed to his 11th National League as a selection of the special commissioner.

Kershaw, who became only the fourth left-hander to raise 3,000 career with career with a career, is 4-0 with an MPM of 3.43 in nine departures after starting the season on the injured list. He joined Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera as a legendary choice, after the pair of sluggers was selected in 2022.

Kershaw said he didn’t want to discuss the selection on Sunday.

Among the first stars announced on Sunday: the teammate of Dodgers Yoshinobu Yamamoto; The Washington Nationals Nationals James Wood and the Gaucher Mackenzie Gore; Houston Astros Ace Hunter Brown and the Corner Stop Jeremy Pena; And the left -wing left -hander, 34, Matthew Boyd.

“It will be just cool to be with some of the best players in the game,” said Wood.

The first star of the All-Stars previously elected by the fans includes the receiver of the Mariners of Seattle Cal Raleigh, the athletics stop Jacob Wilson, the designated Baltimore Orioles Ryan O’Hearn and the field player of the Cubs Center Pete Crow-Armstrong.

Overall, the 19 All-Stars for the first time are a drop compared to the first 32 selections on the first lists in 2024.

Kershaw would be the sentimental choice to start for the National League, although the Pirates of Pittsburgh Paul Skenes, who heads the NL launchers in the era and in war, could be online to start his second consecutive competition. The right-hander of Philadelphia Phillies, Zack Wheeler, three times All-Star, has a 9-3 sheet with a 2.17 MPM after the complete victory on Sunday and would also be a solid candidate to start.

“I think it would be stupid to say no to that. This is a pretty cool opportunity,” said Skenes about the possibility of being invited to start with the Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. “I did not make any plans during the stars break or anything. So, yes, I’m super delighted.”

Kershaw made a start of stars in his career in 2022 at the Dodger Stadium.

Among the out -of -competition players were the New York Mets Voltigeur, Juan Soto, who signed a $ 765 million contract as a free agent during the offseason, and the Dodgers Mookie Betts, who had made eight consecutive stars since 2016.

Soto took a slow start, but was the player of the national league of the month in June and entered Sunday sixth in the NL of war among the players of position while ranking second to OPP, eighth in OP and third of the points scored.

The players vote for the reserves at each position and the selected wood, Corbin Carroll of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Fernando Tatis Jr. of the San Diego Padres as a field of emergency. Kyle Stowers has also made a rescue outfall as a representative of the Miami Marlins.

Unless Soto was added later to replace the injuries, his first star game will miss his first full season in 2019.

The Dodgers lead all the teams with five representatives: Kershaw, Yamamoto and runners Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Will Smith. Detroit Tigers at the head of Al (57-34) and the sailors have four each.

The AS of Tigers Tarik Skubal will join the starters of Al Riley Greene, Gleyber Torres and Javier Baez, while Raleigh, the departure receiver of the AL, will be joined by the teammates of Seattle Bryan Woo, Andres Munoz and Julio Rodriguez.

Managing its fifth career selection, but the first since 2021 is Texas Rangers, Right Jacob Degrom, which is finally healthy after only nine departures during its first two seasons with the Rangers and is 9-2 with an MPM of 2.13. He never started a star match, although Skubal or Brown would be the favorite to start for AL.

The brave of the hometown will have three stars in Acuna, the launcher Chris Sale (his ninth selection, tied with Freeman for the second more behind Kershaw) and the first goal player Matt Olson. The San Francisco giants have selected three launchers: Logan Webb, Robbie Ray and the Randy Rodriguez lift.

The New York York Yankees collapsed with three All-Stars: Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Max Fried. The dishes also obtained three stars selections: Francisco Lindor, Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz.

“Red carpet is my thing,” said Chisholm. “I have a” cut in mind. “”

The lists went from 26 to 32 for the star game. They include starters elected by fans, 17 players (five starting launchers, three lifts and a backup for each position) chosen in a player vote and six players (four launchers and two position players) selected by league officials. Each club must be represented.

Acuna, Wood and Raleigh are the three All-Stars who have so far been committed to participating in the Home Run Derby.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.