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Paul Skenes get the nod for the second year in a row, while reigning Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal gets the ball for the AL.
The 2025 MLB All-Star Game heads to Atlanta on July 15, bringing with it some of the top baseball talent in the world. But before the sport's giants face off in the annual contest pitting the American League against the National League, a full week of festivities are planned.
Max Clark wasted no time by creating the first highlight of the MLB All-Star Futures Game by using his wheels in the Atlanta heat. The former Franklin baseball star and social media sensation is already rising through the Detroit Tigers system,
Phillies players rip MLB for pitchers’ All-Star snubs after Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski makes team: ‘What a joke’
Easton Arceo opened a package that arrived on Tuesday at his family’s home in Chino Hills, Calif. Inside was a pack of Topps trading cards, which Arceo quickly realized had his face on them. The bottom of the cards read: Your wish came true.
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Misiorowski, whose strikeout stuff is a social media sensation, has only made five starts this season compared to Sánchez's 18 starts.
The reigning AL Cy Young winner and the best young pitcher in baseball will be on the mound for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game next Tuesday at Truist Park in Atlanta. Detroit Tigers lefty Tarik Skubal and Pittsburgh Pirates righty Paul Skenes have been named the All-Star Game starting pitchers.
Prior to Skenes, the youngest pitcher to start back-to-back All-Star Games was the Philadelphia Phillies’ Robin Roberts, who started in 1950 and ‘51 at ages 23 and 24, according to STATS Perform. And while Skenes’ record is only 4-8, that is largely a product of his average run support, which is the third worst in the majors.
Major League Baseball will showcase a series of features to celebrate baseball and its best players, honor one of the game’s all-time greats, utilize new in-game technology, return to a fan favorite tradition,