Skubal was always going to be the headliner. The defending AL Cy Young winner is 10-2 with a 2.02 ERA, a ridiculous 0.81 WHIP and 148 strikeouts in 116 innings. His wins and WHIP are the best marks in all of baseball, and only Boston's Crochet had more strikeouts (144).

Major League Baseball's 2025 All-Star Game is taking shape as we get closer to the break. Here's what you need to know.

The Washington Nationals ’ 6-foot-7 outfielder whose .943 OPS leads NL outfielders will make the first of what’s expected to be many All-Star appearances. Hunter Brown is in: The Houston Astros ace, who’d be the favorite to start the game in a Tarik Skubal-free environment,