Major League Baseball unveiled its 2025 All-Star Game rosters on 6 July, immediately sparking debate over several high-profile omissions. San Diego Padres outfielder Juan Soto and Toronto Blue Jays counterpart George Springer were left off the American and National League squads despite strong first-half performances, feeding the annual discussion over the sport’s selection process. The National League-leading Los Angeles Dodgers secured five berths—catcher Will Smith, first baseman Freddie Freeman, designated hitter Shohei Ohtani and starters Clayton Kershaw and Yoshinobu Yamamoto—yet the club’s breakout center fielder Andy Pages and former MVP Mookie Betts did not make the cut. Pages has posted a .298 batting average with 17 home runs, while Betts owns a .381 on-base percentage through the season’s midway point. Managers and fans will have a final chance to add one player per league during the upcoming vote-in round, but for now the initial selections have intensified scrutiny of All-Star voting criteria and the influence of both statistics and market size on the midsummer showcase.