MLB All-Star Game 2026: Everything You Need to Know

by Sam Cox | by Tyler Doty

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MLB’s All-Star festivities provide a brief break from the daily routine of making MLB picks during the regular season. While the All-Star product has been a topic of criticism in other major leagues, it’s largely been a success in baseball.

When is MLB All-Star Week?

The All-Star events begin on Friday, July 10. They conclude with the All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 14.

The events kick-off with the Swingman Classic on Friday, followed by the MLB draft on Saturday. The Futures Game and Home Run Derby are on Sunday and Monday, respectively.

Where is MLB All-Star Week?

Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies, is the venue for MLB All-Star Week in 2026.

It marks the fourth time the Phillies have hosted All-Star Week and the first time it has been held at Citizens Bank Park.

MLB All-Star Week Schedule

  • July 10, 7 p.m. ET: Swingman Classic
  • July 11, 1 p.m. ET: MLB draft
  • July 12, 12 p.m. ET: Futures Game and All-Star 3-on-3
  • July 13, 8 p.m. ET: Home Run Derby
  • July 14, 8 p.m. ET: All-Star Game

MLB All-Star Props

Mets: Juan Soto All-Star

Juan Soto’s .490 xwOBA over the last month is far ahead of any other hitter (49 points, in fact). The American League don’t have the array of starters to choose from that the NL does, potentially leading to a favorable matchup or two for Soto.

A 50% hard-hit rate across the last 30 days sets Soto up for a big All-Star performance. There’s value backing the future Hall of Famer to hit a home run and to win All-Star MVP.

Bobby Witt Jr. has also been red-hot at the plate, ranking in the top 10 in xwOBA since June 10. The Royals’ superstar came off the bench with a double and two RBIs last year. With a .913 OPS over his last 19 games, it’s worth backing the do-it-all shortstop to have over 1.5 total bases in the Midsummer Classic.

Watch out for Yordan Alvarez, too. A frontrunner for AL MVP, Alvarez leads the majors in xwOBA and has shown throughout his career that he can take the sport’s elite arms deep. Alvarez to register an extra-base hit has plenty of value.

Notable All-Star Snubs

American League

Logan Gilbert, owner of a 1.78 ERA over his last eight starts, and Sonny Gray (2.61 ERA) can count themselves as very unlucky to miss out. Munetaka Murakami has been sidelined with injury for a few weeks, but he’s still one of the AL’s home run leaders after crushing 20 big flies in 57 games.

It was always going to be hard to find a spot for Jonathan Aranda with how well Ben Rice and Nick Kurtz have played. Still, Aranda is in the 89th percentile in xwOBA and isn’t far off the production that earned an All-Star nod in 2025.

There aren’t many other egregious snubs, though Josh Jung would have made the team in most other years with his 136 OPS+.

National League

Zack Wheeler has only made 14 starts this season, but he’s still amassed 4.3 bWAR in 87 innings. It’s hard not to feel for Wheeler, who had the rare opportunity to pitch in a home All-Star Game, though it’s not like the Phils are lacking representation.

Brice Turang missing out when Ozzie Albies is a starter reflects poorly on the process of selecting All-Star rosters. Turang, on merit alone, should be the starter. He’s been worth 3.6 bWAR and should post a 20-20 season.

The contact-hitting of Xavier Edwards and the elite glove of JJ Wetherholt could’ve found their way onto the roster. Justin Wrobleski could have been included ahead of Eduardo Rodriguez, and Jackson Chourio was the odd man out amid a stacked outfield group.

MLB All-Star Rosters

Here are the full rosters for both the American League and National League teams for the 2026 All-Star weekend. 

American League

  • Shea Langeliers
  • Ernie Clement
  • Junior Caminero
  • Bobby Witt Jr.
  • Mike Trout
  • Yordan Alvarez
  • Dillon Dingler
  • Adley Rutschman
  • Willson Contreras
  • Nick Kurtz
  • Ben Rice
  • Travis Bazzana
  • Miguel Vargas
  • Kevin McGonigle
  • Randy Arozarena
  • Cody Bellinger
  • Riley Greene
  • Yandy Diaz
  • Bryan Baker
  • Dylan Cease
  • Aroldis Chapman
  • Jacob Latz
  • Parker Messick
  • Drew Rasmussen
  • Joe Ryan
  • Cam Schlittler
  • Cade Smith
  • Ranger Suárez
  • Louis Varland
  • Justin Verlander
  • Michael Wacha

National League

  • Drake Baldwin
  • Freddie Freeman
  • Ozzie Albies
  • Max Muncy
  • CJ Abrams
  • Brandon Marsh
  • Andy Pages
  • Juan Soto
  • Shohei Ohtani
  • William Contreras
  • Hunter Goodman
  • Bryce Harper
  • Matt Olson
  • Luis Arráez
  • Sal Stewart
  • Otto López
  • Corbin Carroll
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong
  • Jordan Walker
  • James Wood
  • Kyle Schwarber
  • Braxton Ashcraft
  • Chase Burns
  • Jhoan Durán
  • Raisel Iglesias
  • Jesús Luzardo
  • Max Meyer
  • Mason Miller
  • Jacob Misiorowski
  • Riley O’Brien
  • Eduardo Rodriguez
  • Chris Sale
  • Paul Skenes
  • Cristopher Sánchez
  • Logan Webb
  • Yoshinobu Yamamoto