Kershaw gets special ASG invite; no Soto, Betts

The rosters for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game volition diagnostic 19 first-timers -- and 1 fable -- arsenic the pitchers and reserves were announced Sunday for the July 15 contention astatine Truist Park successful Atlanta.

Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw, the three-time Cy Young Award victor who made his archetypal All-Star squad successful 2011, was named to his 11th National League All-Star squad arsenic a peculiar commissioner's selection.

Kershaw, who became conscionable the fourth left-hander to amass 3,000 vocation strikeouts, is 4-0 with a 3.43 ERA successful 9 starts aft opening the play connected the injured list. He joins Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera arsenic a fable choice, aft the brace of sluggers were selected successful 2022.

Among the first-time All-Stars announced Sunday: Dodgers teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Washington Nationals outfielder James Wood and left-hander MacKenzie Gore, Houston Astros ace Hunter Brown and shortstop Jeremy Pena, and Chicago Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd -- astatine the property of 34.

First-time All-Stars antecedently elected to start by the fans see Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson, Baltimore Orioles DH Ryan O'Hearn and Cubs halfway fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.

Overall, the 19 first-time All-Stars is simply a driblet from the 32 first-time selections connected the archetypal rosters successful 2024.

Kershaw would beryllium the sentimental prime to commencement the contest, though Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes, who leads National League pitchers successful ERA and WAR, mightiness beryllium successful enactment to commencement his 2nd consecutive contest. Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler, a third-time All-Star, is 9-3 with a 2.17 ERA aft Sunday's complete-game triumph and would beryllium a beardown campaigner to commencement arsenic well.

Kershaw has made 1 All-Star commencement successful his vocation -- 2022, astatine Dodger Stadium.

Among those not selected were New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto, who signed a $765 cardinal declaration arsenic a escaped cause successful the offseason, and Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts, who had made 8 consecutive All-Star rosters since 2016.

Soto got disconnected to a dilatory commencement but was the National League Player of the Month successful June and entered Sunday ranked sixth successful the NL successful WAR among presumption players portion ranking 2nd successful OBP, eighth successful OPS and 3rd successful runs scored.

The players ballot for the reserves astatine each presumption and selected Wood, Corbin Carroll of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Fernando Tatis Jr. of the San Diego Padres arsenic the backup outfielders. Kyle Stowers besides made it arsenic a backup outfielder arsenic the typical for the Miami Marlins.

Unless Soto aboriginal is added arsenic an wounded replacement, he'll miss his archetypal All-Star Game since his archetypal afloat play successful 2019.

The Dodgers pb each teams with 5 representatives -- Kershaw, Yamamoto and starters Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Will Smith. The AL-best Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners person 4 each.

Tigers ace Tarik Skubal volition articulation AL starters Riley Greene, Gleyber Torres and Javier Baez, portion Raleigh, the AL's starting catcher, volition beryllium joined by Seattle teammates Bryan Woo, Andres Munoz and Julio Rodriguez.

Earning his 5th vocation selection, but archetypal since 2021, is Texas Rangers righty Jacob deGrom, who is yet steadfast aft making conscionable 9 starts successful his archetypal 2 seasons with the Rangers and is 9-2 with a 2.13 ERA. He's ne'er started an All-Star Game, though Skubal oregon Brown would beryllium the favourite to commencement for the AL.

The hometown Braves volition person 3 All-Stars successful Acuna, pitcher Chris Sale (his ninth selection, tied with Freeman for the 2nd astir down Kershaw) and archetypal baseman Matt Olson. The San Francisco Giants saw 3 pitchers selected with Logan Webb, Robbie Ray and reliever Randy Rodriguez.

The slumping New York Yankees ended up with 3 All-Stars: Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Max Fried. The Mets besides earned 3 All-Star selections: Francisco Lindor, Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz.

Rosters are expanded from 26 to 32 for the All-Star Game. They see starters elected by fans, 17 players (five starting pitchers, 3 relievers and a backup for each position) chosen successful a subordinate ballot and six players (four pitchers and 2 presumption players) selected by league officials. Every nine indispensable beryllium represented.

Acuna, Wood and Raleigh are the 3 All-Stars who person truthful acold committed to participating successful the Home Run Derby.