The Mets have three All-Stars — and one notable omission.
Pete Alonso was named a reserve for the Nationwide League roster, and Edwin Diaz was chosen for the pitching workers, however Juan Soto was left off regardless of being a finalist to be an outfield starter.
The newly introduced duo joins Francisco Lindor, whom the followers voted to be the NL’s beginning shortstop.
The reserves and pitchers, who have been unveiled on Sunday night, are chosen by way of participant ballots and the MLB Commissioner’s Workplace.
That is the fifth All-Star choice for Alonso, who entered Sunday hitting .290 with 20 dwelling runs, 73 RBI and a .929 OPS. Alonso was a finalist to start out at first base however completed because the runner-up to Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The 30-year-old Alonso has been an All-Star in every of the final 4 seasons.
Alonso, a two-time House Run Derby champion and five-time participant, mentioned he won’t participate within the occasion this yr.
Diaz, in the meantime, earned his third All-Star choice and his first since 2022. The hard-throwing nearer entered Sunday with a 3-0 report, a 1.80 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 35 innings. He had 18 saves in 19 alternatives.
That is the primary All-Star choice for Diaz since he suffered a torn patellar tendon in his proper knee in the course of the 2023 World Baseball Basic.
After a sluggish begin to his record-setting 15-year, $765 million contract with the Mets, the red-hot Soto entered Sunday hitting .267 with 21 dwelling runs, 50 RBI and a .915 OPS. He was NL Participant of the Month for June.
The 26-year-old Soto was a finalist for a beginning outfield spot, however the followers voted in Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Atlanta Braves, and Pete Crow-Armstrong and Kyle Tucker of the Chicago Cubs.
Corbin Carroll of the Arizona Diamondbacks; Kyle Stowers of the Miami Marlins; James Wooden of the Washington Nationals; and Fernando Tatis Jr. of the San Diego Padres have been named outfield reserves on Sunday.
The All-Star Sport is scheduled for July 15 at Truist Park in Atlanta.
Initially Revealed: July 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM EDT