Overview
- Aaron Judge led American League voting with 4,012,983 Phase 1 ballots and Shohei Ohtani topped National League players with 3,967,668, earning automatic starting berths.
- Athletics rookie Jacob Wilson became the first first-year shortstop to start an All-Star Game via fan election, joining only one other rookie shortstop in Midsummer Classic history.
- The Dodgers placed three starters—Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Will Smith—for the first time since 1980, and the Tigers matched their 2007 record by voting in Gleyber Torres, Riley Greene and Javier Báez.
- Phase 2 voting from June 30 to July 2 narrowed finalists at each position, finalizing the remaining roster spots ahead of the July 15 game at Truist Park in Atlanta.
- Fans tuned in at 7 p.m. ET to ESPN’s “2025 PRO SPIRIT MLB All-Star Starters Reveal Show” to discover the complete lineup for this season’s Midsummer Classic.