Top 5 prospects to watch in 2025 MLB Draft
The Southwest Times Record’s Jackson Fuller shares his top five MLB draft prospects who could hear their names called early.
Rosters for the 2025 All-Star Game, to be played July 15 in Atlanta, don’t necessarily represent a changing of the guard within Major League Baseball. Yet the 64 players selected to the National League and American League rosters announced July 6 indicate another wave of fresh talent has landed.
James Wood is in: The Washington Nationals’ 6-foot-7 outfielder whose .943 OPS leads NL outfielders will make the first of what’s expected to be many All-Star appearances.
Hunter Brown is in: The Houston Astros ace, who’d be the favorite to start the game in a Tarik Skubal-free environment, leads the major leagues with a 1.82 ERA and the AL with a 0.90 WHIP.
Jonathan Aranda is in: A fringe player for three seasons with the Rays, he broke through and seized a full-time role with the Tampa Bay Rays, now sporting a .320 average and .879 OPS.
Among those not getting, at least for now, a golden ticket to Cobb County: Cubs slugger Michael Busch, Rays infielder Junior Caminero and Phillies shortstop Trea Turner. But stay tuned: Injury and pitching replacements will dominate this space for the next nine days until the Midsummer Classic tips off.
A look at the AL and NL rosters:
American League All-Star roster
Starters (voted on by fans)
AL reserves
- C Alejandro Kirk, Blue Jays
- INF Jonathan Aranda, Rays
- INF Alex Bregman, Red Sox
- INF Jazz Chisholm Jr., Yankees
- INF Jeremy Peña, Astros
- INF Bobby Witt Jr., Royals
- DH Brent Rooker, Athletics
- OF Byron Buxton, Twins
- OF Steven Kwan, Guardians
- OF Julio Rodríguez, Mariners
AL pitchers
- Tarik Skubal, Tigers
- Garrett Crochet, Red Sox
- Yusei Kikuchi, Angels
- Max Fried, Yankees
- Jacob deGrom, Rangers
- Shane Smith, White Sox
- Hunter Brown, Astros
- Kris Bubic, Royals
- Bryan Woo, Mariners
- Aroldis Chapman, Red Sox (reliever)
- Josh Hader, Astros (reliever)
- Andres Muñoz, Mariners (reliever)
National League All-Star roster
NL starters (voted on by fans)
NL reserves
- C Hunter Goodman, Rockies
- INF Pete Alonso, Mets
- INF Elly De La Cruz, Reds
- INF Brendan Donovan, Cardinals
- INF Matt Olson, Braves
- INF Eugenio Suárez, Diamondbacks
- DH Kyle Schwarber, Phillies
- OF Corbin Carroll, Diamondbacks
- OF Kyle Stowers, Marlins
- OF Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres
- OF James Wood, Nationals
NL pitchers
- Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers (chosen by commissioner as Legend Pick)
- Chris Sale, Braves
- Zack Wheeler, Phillies
- Paul Skenes, Pirates
- Logan Webb, Giants
- Robbie Ray, Giants
- Freddy Peralta, Brewers
- MacKenzie Gore, Nationals
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers
- Matthew Boyd, Cubs
- Edwin Diaz, Mets (reliever)
- Jason Adam, Padres (reliever)
- Randy Rodriguez, Giants (reliever)
When is the MLB All-Star Game?
The 2025 Major League All-Star is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, July 15 at Truist Park in Atlanta.
When is the MLB Home Run Derby?
The 2025 Home Run Derby will take place on Monday, July 14.
Who is in the Home Run Derby?
Several players have announced their plans to participate in the 2025 Home Run Derby as of Sunday, July 6.
Here’s who has committed so far:
