Schwarber to lead off for NL; 3 new AL starters

Schwarber to lead off for NL; 3 new AL startersPhiladelphia Phillies5hConflicted Mattingly on NL ASG staff vs. ex-bossLos Angeles Dodgers47mSurging Red Sox cap first 9-0 road trip since '77Boston Red Sox1dA's fire pitching coach Emerson amid 9-game slideAthletics6hO's Alexander breaks hand on HBP; benches clearBaltimore Orioles1dMarlins pick Japanese slugger Sasaki in 8th roundMiami Marlins22hPhils' Sanchez, Jays' Cease get ASG starting nodsPhiladelphia Phillies1dSan Francisco Giants pick Peyton Bonds, Barry Bonds' nephew, in third roundSan Francisco Giants2dKiley McDanielMLB draft tracker: Complete results for all 20 rounds, Day 1 analysisArizona Diamondbacks1dESPNMLB draft winners, losers: Just what you'd expect -- then a whole bunch of surprisesChicago Cubs2dKiley McDanielFirst-half MVPs for all 30 MLB teamsArizona Diamondbacks6dBradford DoolittleThe perfect trade deadline addition for every MLB contenderTampa Bay Rays5dJeff PassanCleats Shohei Ohtani wore during 2025 Tokyo series head to auctionLos Angeles Dodgers10hDan HajduckyWe won't see a pitcher like Justin Verlander againDetroit Tigers5dBradford DoolittleFantasy baseball prospects watch: The future is not quite now7hEric KarabellAssociated PressMultiple AuthorsJul 13, 2026, 02:13 PM ETEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsPHILADELPHIA -- Kyle Schwarber of the host Philadelphia Phillies will lead off for the National League in Tuesday night's All-Star Game as the replacement for designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, who is skipping the showcase to have a knee procedure ahead of the season's second half.Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene and two New York Yankees, first baseman Ben Rice and outfielder Cody Bellinger, gained American League starting spots because of injuries.

Rice, third in the major leagues with 29 home runs behind Schwarber (32) and the Astros' Yordan Alvarez (31), starts at first because Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is skipping the game to rest a bad back. Guerrero's initial replacement, the Athletics' Nick Kurtz, sprained a thumb.

Bellinger replaced Yankees teammate Aaron Judge, who hasn't played since May 31 because of a fractured rib. Greene took over from Twins outfielder Byron Buxton, sidelined by a hip injury. Bellinger will be in right and Greene in left.

Philadelphia left-hander Cristopher Sanchez and Toronto right-hander Dylan Cease were announced as starting pitchers on Sunday.Even without Ohtani, NL manager Dave Roberts of the two-time champion Dodgers has three of his players in the starting lineup along with two Phillies and two Braves.New York Mets left fielder Juan Soto bats second, followed by Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman, Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams, Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy, Atlanta second baseman Ozzie Albies, Phillies right fielder Brandon Marsh, Dodgers center fielder Andy Pages and Braves catcher Drake Baldwin.

AL manager John Schneider of the Blue Jays has Angels center fielder Mike Trout leading off, followed by Alvarez at designated hitter, Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers, Rays third baseman Junior Caminero, Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., Bellinger, Rice, Greene and Blue Jays second baseman Ernie Clement.Sánchez will be the 14th pitcher to start an All-Star Game in his home ballpark, the first since the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw in 2022.

He will be the Phillies' first All-Star starting pitcher since Roy Halladay in 2011.Cease will be the Blue Jays' first All-Star starting pitcher since Halladay in 2009. Schwarber to lead off for NL; 3 new AL startersPhiladelphia Phillies5hConflicted Mattingly on NL ASG staff vs.

ex-bossLos Angeles Dodgers47mSurging Red Sox cap first 9-0 road trip since '77Boston Red Sox1dA's fire pitching coach Emerson amid 9-game slideAthletics6hO's Alexander breaks hand on HBP; benches clearBaltimore Orioles1dMarlins pick Japanese slugger Sasaki in 8th roundMiami Marlins22hPhils' Sanchez, Jays' Cease get ASG starting nodsPhiladelphia Phillies1dSan Francisco Giants pick Peyton Bonds, Barry Bonds' nephew, in third roundSan Francisco Giants2dKiley McDanielMLB draft tracker: Complete results for all 20 rounds, Day 1 analysisArizona Diamondbacks1dESPNMLB draft winners, losers: Just what you'd expect -- then a whole bunch of surprisesChicago Cubs2dKiley McDanielFirst-half MVPs for all 30 MLB teamsArizona Diamondbacks6dBradford DoolittleThe perfect trade deadline addition for every MLB contenderTampa Bay Rays5dJeff PassanCleats Shohei Ohtani wore during 2025 Tokyo series head to auctionLos Angeles Dodgers10hDan HajduckyWe won't see a pitcher like Justin Verlander againDetroit Tigers5dBradford DoolittleFantasy baseball prospects watch: The future is not quite now7hEric Karabell EmailPrintOpen Extended Reactions EmailPrintOpen Extended Reactions Open Extended Reactions