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The starters for the 2026 Midsummer Classic have been announced. Major League Baseball revealed the starting position players for the American League and National League Saturday night on FOX, with the remainder of both rosters — pitchers and reserves — coming up.
The 96th MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard will take place on July 14 at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park, airing on FOX at 8 p.m. ET.
C: Shea Langeliers, Athletics (1st All-Star selection)
1B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays (6th)
2B: Ernie Clement, Blue Jays (1st)
3B: Junior Caminero, Rays (2nd)
SS: Bobby Witt Jr., Royals (3rd)
OF: Mike Trout, Angels (12th)
OF: Byron Buxton, Twins (3rd)
OF: Aaron Judge, Yankees (8th)
DH: Yordan Alvarez, Astros (4th)
Langeliers has 20 home runs and isn’t just a first-time All-Star but will become the first A’s catcher to start the Midsummer Classic since Terry Steinbach in 1988. He’s blossomed into one of baseball’s top catchers and could become an All-Star for years to come.
Toronto’s Clement is the other first-time All-Star in the starting lineup and has shown that last season’s breakout was no fluke. In addition to playing for Team USA at this year’s World Baseball Classic, Clement also finds himself at the Midsummer Classic, thanks to a .753 OPS and 1.1 WAR, per FanGraphs.
Witt and Caminero are full-blown superstars who should be All-Star staples for years to come. Witt is second among position players with 4.6 fWAR and pretty much does it all on the baseball field. Caminero, meanwhile, entered Saturday having crushed 70 home runs since 2025, tied for third most in the Majors, and will look to flash his power yet again in his second straight Home Run Derby. The Rays slugger turns 23 on Sunday.
After trending the wrong way and dealing with a plethora of injuries in recent seasons, Trout has righted the ship with an .866 OPS and 17 home runs in 74 games. Trout’s been sidelined since June 18 with a right hamstring strain, but he’s expected to be ready for the All-Star Game, no small matter for the native of Millville, NJ (roughly 40 miles from Philadelphia).
C: Drake Baldwin, Braves (1st All-Star selection)
1B: Freddie Freeman, Dodgers (10th)
2B: Ozzie Albies, Braves (4th)
3B: Max Muncy, Dodgers (3rd)
SS: CJ Abrams, Nationals (2nd)
OF: Brandon Marsh, Phillies (1st)
OF: Juan Soto, Mets (5th)
OF: Andy Pages, Dodgers (1st)
DH: Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers (6th)
Despite missing about a month from mid-May to mid-June due to a right oblique strain, Baldwin — the reigning NL Rookie of the Year — produced All-Star-caliber numbers during the first half of his second Major League season. Atlanta’s 25-year-old backstop has a .778 OPS with 14 home runs and has been selected as an All-Star for the first time.
The two other players on the NL starting squad who are first-time All-Stars are outfielders — Marsh and Pages. Marsh is enjoying a career year with the Phillies. A BABIP master throughout his career, the 28-year-old is batting .315 with an .871 OPS and 15 homers.
Pages, meanwhile, got off to a red-hot start out of the gate this season, and though he’s cooled off at the plate since then, he still has 16 homers and an .808 OPS for the Dodgers to go along with his excellent defense in center field.
Freeman, meanwhile, is the veteran of the bunch, but he’s also enjoying yet another fine season. The 36-year-old has an .880 OPS with 14 home runs in 86 games.
Although Ohtani has been fantastic at the plate and on the mound this season, he was voted into the Midsummer Classic as a hitter only and not selected as a pitcher. He owns a .927 OPS and has slugged 18 home runs this year.
Stay tuned to FOX as the remainder of the All-Star Game rosters are unveiled.
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