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| Date | July 15, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Truist Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Cumberland, Georgia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| MVP | Kyle Schwarber (PHI) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 41,702 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | Fox Fox Deportes MLB International | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Joe Davis,John Smoltz,Ken Rosenthal, andTom Verducci (Fox) Adrián García Márquez,Edgar González, Carlos Álvarez, Jaime Motta, and Michelle Liendo (Fox Deportes) Matt Vasgersian andYonder Alonso (MLB International) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Karl Ravech,Doug Glanville, andTim Kurkjian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 95thMajor League Baseball All-Star Game played between theAmerican League (AL) and theNational League (NL) ofMajor League Baseball. The game was played on July 15, 2025, and was televised nationally byFox. The game was hosted by theAtlanta Braves atTruist Park inCumberland, Georgia.[1]
The two teams played to a 6–6 tie after nine innings, causing the "swing-off" tiebreaker rule, originally implemented in 2022, to be invoked for the first time in the history of the All-Star Game. The National League won the tiebreaker 4–3 (and the game by a de facto score of 7–6), withPhiladelphia Philliesdesignated hitterKyle Schwarber hitting three home runs for the National League during the tiebreaker and winning theAll-Star Game MVP award for his efforts.
TheAtlanta Braves were awarded the game on November 16, 2023, byMajor League Baseball (MLB)CommissionerRob Manfred. Since moving to Atlanta, this is the third time that the Braves have hosted the MLB All-Star Game, with each at a different ballpark. The previous games were the1972 edition atAtlanta Stadium, which was renamed toAtlanta–Fulton County Stadium in 1975, and the2000 edition atTurner Field. The Braves franchise also hosted two earlier All-Star Games: the1936 edition, when the franchise was located inBoston and the team was known as theBoston Bees, and the1955 edition, when the franchise was located inMilwaukee and the team was known as theMilwaukee Braves.[2]
Truist Park was originally scheduled to host the2021 game before it was moved toDenver amid protests against theElection Integrity Act of 2021, at the recommendation of Georgia's two Senators and Atlanta city leadership (all of which represent Fulton County; the Braves moved in 2017 from Fulton to Cobb County). At the time of Atlanta's selection as hosts of the 2025 game, the law was still in effect as state legislation, although under legal challenge.[3] In a statement made following the announcement of Atlanta's selection, Georgia governorBrian Kemp stated "Georgia's voting laws haven't changed, but it's good to see the MLB's misguided understanding of them has...We look forward to welcoming the All-Star Game to Georgia."[4]
On July 22, 2024, the 2025 All-Star Game logo was unveiled with the presence of several former Braves players, along with Hall of Fame managerBobby Cox, prior to a scheduled home game against the Cincinnati Reds.[5]
Former all-star position playersAndrés Galarraga,Andruw Jones, andChipper Jones threw out theceremonial first pitch prior to the start of the game. All three previously played in the71st All-Star Game hosted by the Braves in 2000.
The starting rosters for each league's position players plusdesignated hitter (DH) were determined by fan balloting, which was conducted in two phases. Since 2022, the first-phase top vote-getter for each league automatically received a spot in the starting lineup. The top two vote-getters for every other non-pitching position and DH advanced to the second phase of voting. There are normally six finalists for the three outfield positions in each league, except when an outfielder is the top vote-getter, in which case there are four finalists for the remaining two outfield positions. Voting does not carry over between phases.[6]
First-phase voting was held from June 4 through June 26, and second-phase voting was held from June 30 through July 2. All voting was conducted online, atMLB.com or via the MLBapp. Starting players, as selected via voting, were announced on July 2. Reserve position players and all pitchers—selected "via 'Player Ballot' choices and selections made by the Commissioner's Office"—were announced on July 6.[7]
The leading vote-getter in each league during phase one wasAaron Judge of theNew York Yankees andShohei Ohtani of theLos Angeles Dodgers. Judge received the most votes during phase one with 4,012,983 votes.[8][9][10]
On July 22, 2024, the logo for the 2025 All-Star Game was unveiled. The typeface was based on the Braves' team script on the logo and uniforms, while the overall design was inspired by architecture withinThe Battery Atlanta, an entertainment district around Truist Park.[11]
On September 30, 2024, Major League Baseball announced that each team's regular-season home and away uniforms will be used once again in the All-Star Game, a practice that was last seen in the2019 game.[12] Standard league-specific uniforms, which players wore for the2021 through2024 All-Star Games, will be worn for the July 14 All-Star Workout Day andHome Run Derby; unveiled on June 16, 2025, the Practice/Derby jerseys and hats feature red trim and have primary colors ofnavy blue forAmerican League participants and lightroyal blue forNational League players.[13]
On July 3, 2025, MLB announced that the Home Run Derby participants from the American League will each wear uniform number 3, while National League entrants will wear number 44 — the respective uniform numbers ofBabe Ruth andHank Aaron. The number idea came fromCC Sabathia, special assistant to the MLB commissioner and former pitcher, as a nod to not only to the host franchise (Aaron played the bulk of his career with theMilwaukee/Atlanta Braves, while Ruth finished his with theBoston Braves), but also the dates of the Derby (July 14, or 7/14, was Ruth's career home run total) and All-Star Game (July 15, or 7/15, the number where Aaron,in Atlanta, surpassed Ruth on the all-time HR list).[14]
Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) was used during the game, using the same rules used during selected spring training games; the batter, catcher, or pitcher can challenge a ball or strike call, but must do so immediately and without assistance from anyone else. Each team receives two challenges, retaining successful challenges.[15]
† Denotes top vote-getter in each league
‡ Denotes player was a "Legend Pick", so selected by theCommissioner of Baseball[16]
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| American League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 (3)[A] | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (4)[A] | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: AL: Tarik Skubal NL: Paul Skenes Home runs: AL:Brent Rooker (1) NL:Pete Alonso (1),Corbin Carroll (1) Attendance: 41,702Time: 3:20 Umpires:HP –Dan Iassogna;1B –Marvin Hudson;2B –Chris Segal;3B –Jansen Visconti;LF –Jeremie Rehak;RF –Erich Bacchus; Replay Official –Tony Randazzo[30] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the bottom of the first inning,Ketel Marte hit a two-run RBI double offTarik Skubal to put the National League on the board first, scoringShohei Ohtani andRonald Acuña Jr., who both hit singles to start the inning. In the bottom of the sixth inning withBrendan Donovan andFernando Tatis Jr. on the corners with nobody out,Pete Alonso smashed a three-run home run into right field over the bricks near the Chop House, extending the National League lead to 5–0. This was followed byCorbin Carroll hitting a solo home run at right-center afterward, extending the lead to 6–0.
In the top of the seventh,Brent Rooker hit a three-run home run to left-center, putting the American League on the board, and cutting the lead in half. After a four-ball walk fromMaikel García, García stole second and along with a throwing error fromHunter Goodman put García at third.Bobby Witt Jr. grounded out to second, scoring García, and the National League led by two, 6–4.
In the top of the ninth, Witt Jr. drove inByron Buxton with an RBI to cut the National League's lead to 6–5. With Witt Jr. on third, a 2–2 count and two outs,Steven Kwan hit a soft ground ball near third base and beat the throw for an infield single, which scored Witt Jr. and tied the game. An uneventful bottom of the ninth sent both teams to the Home Run Derby-like tiebreaker swing-off, leaving the score tied at six.
The managers of the American League (Aaron Boone) and National League (Dave Roberts) squads each selected three players (and one alternate, in the event of an injury) on his roster who agreed to participate, as well as three coaches to throw batting practice. Each player received three swings, and the team with the highest combined homer total after those three rounds would be declared the winner of the game.Dino Ebel of the Los Angeles Dodgers fed/pitched for the National League whileTravis Chapman of the New York Yankees fed/pitched for the American League.
In Round 1, Brent Rooker hit two home runs, whileKyle Stowers hit one home run, giving the American League a 2–1 lead. In Round 2, afterRandy Arozarena hit one home run, which extended the AL lead 3–1,Kyle Schwarber hit three home runs, giving the National League a 4–3 lead. In Round 3, afterJonathan Aranda's three failed attempts and withPete Alonso not needing to compete, the National League won the tiebreaker 4–3, giving them the All-Star Game victory.
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| Player | Team | Total | |||
| Brent Rooker | Athletics | 2 | |||
| Randy Arozarena | Mariners | 1 | |||
| Jonathan Aranda | Rays | 0 | |||
| Team Total | 3 | ||||
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| Player | Team | Total | |||
| Kyle Stowers | Marlins | 1 | |||
| Kyle Schwarber | Phillies | 3 | |||
| Pete Alonso | Mets | —[B] | |||
| Team Total | 4 | ||||
TheCanadian national anthem was performed by pop singer-songwriterLauren Spencer Smith. TheAmerican national anthem was sung by Atlanta-based country bandZac Brown Band. Opera singer Timothy Miller performed "God Bless America" during the seventh inning stretch. RappersLudacris andJermaine Dupri performed during the player introductions while country singerKane Brown performed "Georgia on My Mind".[citation needed]
Right after the sixth inning, a special tribute toHank Aaron's 715th home run was played, featuring special effects and a projector screening clips from the originalNBC broadcast of the milestone on the field, featuring audio from bothVin Scully of that network, andMilo Hamilton from radio stationWSB. A firework was shot through out of the ballpark at left field, with Hamilton calling out the milestone calls, while one of the mini scoreboards projects a recreation of the number "715" that was used at the oldAtlanta–Fulton County Stadium. A spotlight was used as a special tribute afterward. This tribute was originally scheduled in 2021, the year of Aaron's death, back when Atlanta was originally going to hostthat year's All-Star Game. Although the moment was widely praised, some expressed criticism of the omission of Scully's quote "A black man is getting a standing ovation in the Deep South", which some interpreted as racial censorship.[31]