Dodgers Land Three All-Star Starters But Fall Short of Historic Record
The Los Angeles Dodgers dominated Phase 2 of All-Star voting, securing three starters for the 2025 Midsummer Classic—though they narrowly missed matching MLB’s all-time record.
Dodgers All-Star Starters
- Shohei Ohtani (DH) – Already locked in after leading NL Phase 1 voting
- Freddie Freeman (1B) – Ninth career selection, batting .308 with 21 doubles
- Will Smith (C) – Third All-Star nod, leads NL in batting (.320) and OBP (.419)
Five other Dodgers reached the Phase 2 finals but were outvoted:
- Mookie Betts (SS)
- Teoscar Hernández (OF)
- Andy Pages (OF)
- Max Muncy (3B)
- Tommy Edman (2B)
Historic Context: The Elusive Five-Starters Club
The Dodgers’ trio fell short of the record five starters achieved by:
- 1939 Yankees (DiMaggio, Dickey, Rolfe, Gordon, Selkirk + SP Ruffing)
- 1956/57 Redlegs (Bench, Morgan, Rose, Concepción, Foster)
- 1976 Reds’ “Big Red Machine”
Notably, the 1957 Redlegs nearly had an entire starting lineup before Commissioner Ford Frick intervened, replacing three players with legends Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, and Stan Musial—sparking fan protests in Cincinnati.
Angels’ All-Star Outlook
Mike Trout (11-time All-Star) missed the cut as an AL outfielder, but reserves/pitchers—announced Sunday on ESPN—could include:
- Logan O’Hoppe (C) – 17 HRs
- Zach Neto (SS) – Team-leading 2.7 WAR
- Jo Adell (OF) – 18 HRs, 44 RBIs
- Yusei Kikuchi (SP) – 2.79 ERA
Key Snubs and Surprises
- Athletics rookie SS Jacob Wilson (Thousand Oaks HS alum) beat Bobby Witt Jr. for AL starting spot
- Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto (2.51 ERA) is a strong NL pitching candidate
- Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong (Harvard-Westlake HS) edged out Pages/Hernández
The 95th All-Star Game airs July 15 at Atlanta’s Truist Park. While managers Dave Roberts (Dodgers) and Aaron Boone (Yankees) have no input, player/commissioner votes will finalize rosters.
Did You Know?
The 1950s “Red Scare” temporarily renamed Cincinnati the “Redlegs”—a quirk that didn’t dampen their fans’ infamous ballot-stuffing, which once ended fan voting for over a decade.
