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Acuña’s Back Injury Could Open National League All-Star Spot for Juan Soto

Ronald Acuña Jr.’s back tightness may vacate a spot under MLB’s one-player-per-team rule allowing the omitted Mets slugger to join

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PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - JUNE 29: Juan Soto #22 of the New York Mets looks on from the dugout in the seventh inning during the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on June 29, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Juan Soto was left off the 2025 National League All-Star roster despite a .269 average, 21 home runs, 52 RBIs and a major-league-leading 72 walks
  • Manager Carlos Mendoza and teammates Clay Holmes and Francisco Lindor have publicly defended Soto’s credentials and expressed hope he will be added
  • Soto drew attention to the $100,000 All-Star bonus he would forgo, prompting debate over performance incentives versus his $765 million contract
  • MLB’s rule requiring each club to have at least one All-Star is widely believed to have influenced his initial exclusion
  • With Acuña scratched from the Braves’ lineup for low back tightness, league officials may now select a replacement spot for Soto