Full All-Star rosters unveiled, including 26 first-timers

The full rosters for the 2026 Midsummer Classic are here!

Major League Baseball announced the rosters (starters, pitchers and reserves) for the American League and National League on Saturday.

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.

The Braves, Dodgers and Phillies are each sending five players to the All-Star Game, tied for the most selections of any club. That includes the Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman earning his 10th selection, and top vote-getter Shohei Ohtani getting his sixth. Braves ace Chris Sale will also make his 10th trip to the All-Star Game.

Phillies star Bryce Harper, who was selected to the game by Commissioner Rob Manfred as a “Legend Pick,” is now a nine-time All-Star. And Angels outfielder Mike Trout, who was voted in as a starter for the American League, leads all players with 12 All-Star selections.

There are 26 first-time All-Stars on this year’s squads, including four rookies: the Tigers’ Kevin McGonigle, the Reds’ Sal Stewart, and the Guardians’ Parker Messick and Travis Bazzana.

Rosters can still change between now and the All-Star Game if players drop out due to injury or other factors and are replaced by new players. Any replacements will be added here when they are announced.

Here's a breakdown of the 2026 All-Star rosters -- the starters, pitching staffs and reserves for each league:

% (Choice of MLB)
^ (Player-elected pick)
# (Chosen as All-Star but will not play)
+ (Named as a replacement)

All stats updated through Friday unless otherwise noted.

Elected starters

American League

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).

With Guerrero announcing he'll decline his selection to rest his ailing lower back, the Athletics' Nick Kurtz becomes the AL's starting first baseman, having received the most votes on the Player Ballot. Kurtz had a historic rookie season in 2025 (36 home runs and a 1.002 OPS) and has fully established himself as one of the best hitters in baseball. His .949 OPS is third best among qualified hitters thanks to an MLB-best 76 walks along with 20 home runs.

National League

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.

Pitchers

American League

Bryan Baker %, TB (1st All-Star selection)
Dylan Cease ^, TOR (1st)
Aroldis Chapman ^, BOS (9th)
Jacob Latz %, TEX (1st)
Parker Messick ^, CLE (1st)
Drew Rasmussen, TB (2nd)
Joe Ryan ^, MIN (2nd)
Cam Schlittler ^, NYY (1st)
Cade Smith ^, CLE (1st)
Ranger Suarez %, BOS (2nd)
Louis Varland ^, TOR (1st)
Michael Wacha %, KC (2nd)

Of all the first-time All-Stars on the AL’s pitching staff, none has experienced a more meteoric rise than Schlittler. The Yanks’ new ace, Schlittler excelled in the regular season and postseason as a rookie last year and has taken his game to the next level this season. The 25-year-old is third among qualified pitchers with a 2.08 ERA and fourth with 3.2 WAR.

Chapman’s nine All-Star selections are tied with Craig Kimbrel for the second most among relievers, trailing only Mariano Rivera’s 13. The Cuban left-hander, who on Friday night set the all-time career strikeout record for relievers, has 17 saves and a 2.10 ERA for the Red Sox.

National League

Chase Burns ^, CIN (1st All-Star selection)
Jhoan Duran ^, PHI (1st)
Raisel Iglesias ^, ATL (1st)
Max Meyer %, MIA (1st)
Mason Miller ^, SD (2nd)
Jacob Misiorowski ^, MIL (2nd)
Eduardo Rodriguez %, AZ (1st)
Chris Sale ^, ATL (10th)
Cristopher Sánchez ^, PHI (2nd)
Paul Skenes ^, PIT (3rd)
Logan Webb %, SF (3rd)
Yoshinobu Yamamoto %, LAD (2nd)

It’s not hyperbolic to say that the NL Cy Young Award race in 2026 could be one of the most captivating in MLB history. Misiorowski leads all pitchers with a 1.47 ERA and 156 strikeouts and is breaking all sorts of velocity records. Sánchez boasts the second-best ERA (2.00) in an MLB-best 117 innings. Sale (2.10 ERA and 109 strikeouts) and Burns (2.40 ERA and 116 strikeouts) figure to be in the mix, too.

Reserves

Catchers

American League

Dillon Dingler ^, DET (1st All-Star selection)
Adley Rutschman %, BAL (3rd)

If last year was a breakout for Dingler, consider this season his ascension to becoming a star. Entering the weekend, Dingler had an .860 OPS and 19 home runs, while his 4.0 WAR were tied for third best among position players. Rutschman has a 116 OPS+, which would be his best mark since 2023.

National League

William Contreras ^, MIL (3rd All-Star selection)
Hunter Goodman %, COL (2nd)

Goodman has built upon a solid 2025 campaign with 27 homers so far in 2026. Only Kyle Schwarber (30) has more among NL players. Contreras has nine dingers, 51 RBIs and leads all primary NL catchers with 1.9 WAR.

Infielders

American League

Travis Bazzana ^, CLE (1st All-Star selection)
Nick Kurtz ^, ATH (1st)
Kevin McGonigle ^, DET (1st)
Ben Rice %, NYY, (1st)
Miguel Vargas ^, CWS (1st)

Dingler isn’t the only Tigers position player to emerge as a star. McGonigle, who entered the season as MLB Pipeline’s No. 2 overall prospect, has more than matched the hype with a .284/.394/.425 slash line and 3.6 WAR, sixth best among position players.

National League

Luis Arraez ^, SF (4th All-Star selection)
Bryce Harper, PHI (9th) -- “Legend” pick
Otto Lopez ^, MIA (1st)
Matt Olson ^, ATL (4th)
Sal Stewart ^, CIN (1st)

Lopez has been a true breakout for a surging Miami team. The 27-year-old leads the Majors with a .337 average and 117 hits, and he ranks fifth with 3.8 WAR. Meanwhile, three-time batting champion Arraez ranks second with a .326 average.

Harper is looking elite once again at the plate in his age-33 season. He has belted 20 homers, and his .906 OPS ranks 10th among qualified hitters. He’s two home runs behind Olson, who is well on his way to posting his fifth 30-homer season.

Outfielders

American League

Randy Arozarena ^, SEA (3rd All-Star selection)
Cody Bellinger ^, NYY (3rd)
Riley Greene ^, DET (3rd)

Arozarena entered the weekend hitting .280 with an .806 OPS, which both would be his highest marks since 2021. Bellinger is an All-Star for the first time since 2019 and is on pace to hit 20 or more homers for a second straight season. Meanwhile, Greene’s .818 OPS entering Saturday ranked third among AL outfielders.

National League

Corbin Carroll ^, AZ (3rd All-Star selection)
Pete Crow-Armstrong ^, CHC (2nd)
Jordan Walker %, STL (1st)
James Wood ^, WSH (2nd)

Crow-Armstrong, Carroll and Wood all had compelling arguments to be selected as NL starters. PCA has 19 home runs, 21 steals, a .900 OPS, plays elite center-field defense, and leads the Majors with 5.2 WAR. Carroll is second in WAR among all outfielders (3.4) thanks to an .868 OPS and 13 home runs. Wood has become a feared slugger in his second full MLB season. He’s crushed 23 dingers through Saturday, including an MLB-high seven leadoff home runs. He also leads the NL with 68 walks.

Designated Hitters

American League

Yandy Díaz ^, TB (2nd All-Star selection)

Díaz doesn’t always get superstar attention, but his ever-steady bat is a key factor helping the Rays lead the AL East past the mathematical halfway point of the season. Entering Saturday, Díaz’s .325 average ranked third across MLB, while his .904 OPS was second among primary AL designated hitters -- trailing only All-Star starter Yordan Alvarez.

National League

Kyle Schwarber ^, Phillies, (4th All-Star selection)

Schwarber was the first MLB hitter this season to reach 30 home runs, and he could threaten the 60-homer mark by season’s end. His .935 OPS entering Saturday ranked second in the NL. He continues to generate elite bat speed, which leads to hard contact at a rate most hitters can’t match.