Overview
- Jacob Misiorowski was added to the National League roster after just five starts, breaking the fewest-appearances record previously held by Paul Skenes.
- San Diego made history by sending three relievers—Adrián Morejón, Jason Adam and Robert Suárez—to the Midsummer Classic for the first time.
- Phillies ace Zack Wheeler chose to rest instead of play, leaving Kyle Schwarber as Philadelphia’s lone All-Star representative.
- Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes and Detroit’s Tarik Skubal were officially announced as the National and American League starting pitchers.
- Heading into the break, Milwaukee pursues a sixth straight win, Kansas City has hit 14 homers in six games, Houston snapped a four-game losing streak with an 11th-inning walk-off and Chicago holds a share of the NL Central lead.