Major League Baseball released full rosters for the 95th All-Star Game, which will be played on 15 July at the Atlanta Braves’ Truist Park. Pirates phenom Paul Skenes will start for the National League opposite reigning AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal. Line-ups feature Shohei Ohtani as NL designated hitter, Yankees slugger Aaron Judge batting third for the American League and hometown favourite Ronald Acuña Jr. leading the Braves’ representation in left field. Yankees manager Aaron Boone and Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts—whose clubs met in the 2024 World Series—will guide the American and National Leagues respectively. The NL infield opens with Ketel Marte, Freddie Freeman and Manny Machado, while the AL counters with Tigers duo Gleyber Torres and Riley Greene ahead of Judge and Blue Jays first-baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The contest will air live at 8 p.m. ET on Fox, with pre-game coverage beginning an hour earlier; Zac Brown Band is slated to perform the U.S. anthem and Lauren Spencer Smith will sing Canada’s. This year’s Midsummer Classic sets a milestone for Mexican baseball: five Mexican-born players—including Mariners closer Andrés Muñoz and Astros infielder Isaac Paredes—are on the rosters, the most in All-Star history. Their selection follows a broader Latin American influence that sees stars from Venezuela, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic populate both squads. All-Star week opened with Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh capturing the Home Run Derby crown on 14 July, clubbing 54 homers overall and 18 in the final round to edge Tampa Bay rookie Junior Caminero. The Derby paid US$1 million to Raleigh and US$750,000 to runner-up Caminero, with six other sluggers sharing the remaining prize pool.