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But Seiya Suzuki is having a monster season as well. He leads the majors with 77 RBI, and belted his 25th home run last night. Yes, DH is deep, and it is hard to argue against Ohtani or Schwarber, but Suzuki feels like a snub.
The rosters for the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game have been revealed. The All-Star Game is set for Tuesday, July 15 in Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves. As alway
Soto's initial reaction to being snubbed on the All-Star bid was criticized since he was mostly upset about missing out on a lot of extra money due to a bonus in his contract. Otherwise he doesn't sound too upset about the snub—it just gives him some motivation to make sure he doesn't get passed over again.
This would have been back-to-back All-Star nods for Sanchez, and deservedly so. He ranks seventh in the NL with a 2.68 ERA and has given up just seven home runs, his 0.62 home runs per nine ranking fifth. He’s also in the top 10 in strikeouts per nine innings.
Soto signed the richest free agent contract in MLB history in the offseason and has slowly begun to prove his worth after a mediocre start to the season. The 26-year-old is hitting .267/.401/.514 with 21 home runs, 51 RBIs and a league-leading 72 walks.
There are always a few names that leave you, and us, scratching our heads after being left out from the roster.
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The rosters for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game have been announced for the July 15 showcase in Atlanta. And for the most part, the fans (voting for the starters) and MLB (filling out the reserves) got things right. But every year there are some deserving players who don’t get invited to the party, despite putting up numbers that prove they belong.