Overview
- American League manager John Schneider and National League manager Dave Roberts unveiled the starting lineups on Monday for the 96th MLB All‑Star Game at Citizens Bank Park with first pitch set for Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. ET on Fox.
- Mike Trout will bat leadoff for the American League and Kyle Schwarber will bat leadoff for the National League, replacing the expected role for Shohei Ohtani who opted out to manage left knee issues.
- Dylan Cease was named the American League starting pitcher and Cristopher Sánchez will start for the National League, with Sánchez doing so in his home ballpark and Cease coming off a near no‑hitter.
- Yankees teammates Cody Bellinger and Ben Rice were elevated into the AL lineup to bat sixth and seventh after fan‑voted first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. declined for back discomfort and Nick Kurtz was sidelined by a thumb injury.
- Roberts frontloaded the NL order with left‑handed hitters while Schneider countered with mostly right‑handed bats early in the AL lineup, a deliberate move to shape matchup advantages though pitchers' actual availability could still shift with regular‑season rotations.