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MLB All-Star Starters Set: Trout Returns, Dodgers Dominate

The 2026 MLB All-Star Game starters feature Mike Trout's return to the Midsummer Classic and a record four Dodgers representatives in star-studded lineups for both leagues.

The American League will send C Shea Langeliers, 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 2B Ernie Clement, SS Bobby Witt Jr., 3B Junior Caminero, DH Yordan Alvarez and outfielders Mike Trout, Byron Buxton and Aaron Judge to Philadelphia. The National League counters with C Drake Baldwin, 1B Freddie Freeman, 2B Ozzie Albies, SS CJ Abrams, 3B Max Muncy, DH Shohei Ohtani and outfielders Brandon Marsh, Juan Soto and Andy Pages. macnevers-and-co.beer

Trout, making his first All-Star start since 2019, brings a storybook element as the game takes place near his hometown of Millville, New Jersey. The Dodgers' quartet of Ohtani, Freeman, Muncy and Pages represents the most starters from one team, with Ohtani extending his record with his sixth consecutive fan election as designated hitter.