Ranking Ohtani, Judge, Skubal and Every 2025 MLB All-Star from 1 to 81
Between those who were voted in initially, selected by the commissioner's office and added as injury/dropout replacements, there are 81 total All-Stars between the National and American Leagues in 2025.
It's not an easy task to rank position players, designated hitters, starting pitchers and relievers, but we aimed to do so here, ranking the 81 All-Stars from best to worst.
It should be noted that these rankings are based solely on how each player has performed this year, nothing from the past or future.
1-10
1 of 8
- Aaron Judge: RF, New York Yankees
- Cal Raleigh: C, Seattle Mariners
- Tarik Skubal: LHP, Detroit Tigers
- Shohei Ohtani: DH/RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Garrett Crochet: LHP, Boston Red Sox
- Paul Skenes: RHP, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Zack Wheeler: RHP, Philadelphia Phillies
- Pete Crow-Armstrong: CF, Chicago Cubs
- James Wood: LF, Washington Nationals
- Kyle Tucker: RF, Chicago Cubs
Cal Raleigh is having one of the greatest seasons a catcher has ever had, Shohei Ohtani might become the second player to win four MVPs, and Tarik Skubal appears to have a real shot at repeating as the AL Cy Young Award winner.
And yet, there was no hesitation in putting Aaron Judge at the top spot.
An All-Star for the seventh time in his Cooperstown-bound career, Judge currently leads all of baseball in batting average (.355), on-base percentage (.462), slugging percentage (.733), OPS (1.194), OPS+ (228), hits (125), total bases (258) and WAR (7.0), per Baseball Reference.
11-20
2 of 8
11. Jeremy Peña: SS, Houston Astros
12. Bobby Witt Jr.: SS, Kansas City Royals
13. Will Smith: C, Los Angeles Dodgers
14. Hunter Brown: RHP, Houston Astros
15. Byron Buxton: CF, Minnesota Twins
16. Eugenio Suárez: 3B, Arizona Diamondbacks
17. Pete Alonso: 1B, New York Mets
18. Kyle Schwarber: DH, Philadelphia Phillies
19. José Ramirez: 3B, Cleveland Guardians
20. Jonathan Aranda: 1B, Tampa Bay Rays
Eugenio Suárez hit 30 home runs and drove in 101 runs a season ago for the Diamondbacks. It was a really nice season.
But "Geno" has blown that production out of the water in 2025, clubbing 31 home runs with an NL-best 78 RBI and an .889 OPS. It's been the best half of the 33-year-old's career.
It will be interesting to see whether the Diamondbacks trade Suárez prior to the July 31 trade deadline. He would be one of the most coveted candidates if the Snakes, who are a disappointing 47-50, decide to sell.
21-30
3 of 8
21. Logan Webb: RHP, San Francisco Giants
22: Max Fried: LHP, New York Yankees
23. Jacob deGrom: RHP, Texas Rangers
24. Jacob Wilson: SS, Athletics
25. Andrew Abbott: LHP, Cincinnati Reds
26. Aroldis Chapman: LHP, Boston Red Sox
27. Randy Rodriguez: RHP, San Francisco Giants
28. Ketel Marte: 2B, Arizona Diamondbacks
29. Corbin Carroll: RF, Arizona Diamondbacks
30. Elly De La Cruz: SS, Cincinnati Reds
Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow made one of the best signings of this past offseason, inking Aroldis Chapman to a one-year, $10.75 million deal following a disappointing season with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
After posting a 3.79 ERA and 3.04 FIP across 68 games with the Buccos a season ago, he has been arguably the best reliever in baseball during the first half of the year. He has converted 17 of 18 save attempts, and has a minuscule 1.18 ERA, 1.50 FIP, 0.763 WHIP and 13.7 K/9.
Chapman is now an eight-time All-Star, and at 37, he's managed to pitch 16 years throwing 100-plus mph without ever suffering a major elbow or shoulder injury. Finding the fountain of youth in 2025 really makes you wonder if he's going to have a compelling Hall of Fame case one day.
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31-40
4 of 8
31. Francisco Lindor: SS, New York Mets
32. Riley Greene: LF, Detroit Tigers
33. Brent Rooker: DH, Athletics
34. Fernando Tatis Jr.: RF, San Diego Padres
35. Kris Bubic: LHP, Kansas City Royals
36. Matthew Boyd: LHP, Chicago Cubs
37. Yoshinobu Yamamoto: RHP Los Angeles Dodgers
38. MacKenzie Gore: LHP, Washington Nationals
39. Kyle Stowers: LF/RF, Miami Marlins
40. Manny Machado: 3B, San Diego Padres
Matthew Boyd pitched so well in eight starts for the Cleveland Guardians last season that the Cubs took a chance on him in free agency by giving him a two-year, $29 million deal with a mutual option for a third year.
Not only is he healthy—which often has been an issue in his career—but in his age-34 season, he's also having a career year on the north side. He is 10-3 with a 2.34 ERA and 3.17 FIP across 111.2 innings pitched.
The Cubs will need to monitor Boyd's workload given he's already thrown more innings than in any season since 2019. But as a first-time All-Star, he's a great story.
41-50
5 of 8
41. Joe Ryan: RHP, Minnesota Twins
42. Robbie Ray: LHP, San Francisco Giants
43. Bryan Woo: RHP, Seattle Mariners
44. Freddy Peralta: RHP, Milwaukee Brewers
45. Andrés Muñoz: RHP, Seattle Mariners
46: Edwin Diaz: RHP, New York Mets
47. Adrián Morejón: LHP, San Diego Padres
48: Robert Suárez: RHP, San Diego Padres
49. Jason Adam: RHP, San Diego Padres
50. Josh Hader: LHP, Houston Astros
Though the Houston Astros certainly have a case, the fact that the San Diego Padres' bullpen has produced three All-Stars this season might make them the best arm barn in the sport.
Adrián Morejón was added as a replacement when Zack Wheeler decided not to participate, but he's arguably been the best reliever on the team. The lefty has a 1.85 ERA in 47 games this year.
Robert Suárez's 3.54 ERA doesn't jump off the page, but he leads baseball with 28 saves, earning his second consecutive trip to the Midsummer Classic.
Not to be outdone, Jason Adam has a 1.70 ERA in his first full season with the Padres and is also an All-Star.
51-60
6 of 8
51. Matt Olson: 1B, Atlanta Braves
52. Junior Caminero: 3B, Tampa Bay Rays
53. Chris Sale: LHP, Atlanta Braves
54. Freddie Freeman: 1B, Los Angeles Dodgers
55. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: 1B, Toronto Blue Jays
56. Randy Arozarena: LF, Seattle Mariners
57. Ryan O’Hearn: DH/1B, Baltimore Orioles
58. Jazz Chisholm Jr.: 2B/3B, New York Yankees
59. Ronald Acuña Jr.: RF, Atlanta Braves
Ronald Acuña Jr. didn't make his season debut until May 23, but he's been so impressive since returning that it's almost impossible to deny he deserves to be a starter in the All-Star Game at his home park.
The former NL MVP hit the ground sprinting after returning from his second career ACL tear, and he's hitting .323 with a 1.025 OPS and a 2.3 WAR in just 45 games.
Acuña, 27, is already a five-time All-Star. After a devastating knee injury cost him most of the 2024 season, it's great to have one of the greatest stars in the sport back playing at a high enough level to be in the Midsummer Classic.
60-69
7 of 8
60. Alex Bregman: 3B, Boston Red Sox
61. Brendan Donovan: 2B/LF, St. Louis Cardinals
62. Hunter Goodman: C, Colorado Rockies
63. Zach McKinstry: 3B/OF, Detroit Tigers
64. Alejandro Kirk: C, Toronto Blue Jays
65. Isaac Paredes: 3B, Houston Astros
66. Julio Rodríguez: CF, Seattle Mariners
67. Carlos Estévez: RHP, Kansas City Royals
68. Trevor Megill: RHP, Milwaukee Brewers
69. Carlos Rodón: LHP, New York Yankees
Julio Rodríguez is an All-Star for the third time, but his first half has still left something to be desired.
He has 50 RBI, and 10 defensive runs saved in center field, so he's unquestionably provided value. But he's hitting .252 with a .731 OPS, both of which are underwhelming marks.
If the Mariners are going to catch the Astros in the AL West, they'll need Rodríguez—even though he's been an All-Star—to be much better offensively in the second half of the season.
70-81
8 of 8
70. Steven Kwan: LF, Cleveland Guardians
71. Yusei Kikuchi: LHP, Los Angeles Angels
72. Maikel Garcia: 3B, Kansas City Royals
73. Gleyber Torres: 2B, Detroit Tigers
74. Brandon Lowe: 2B, Tampa Bay Rays
75. David Peterson: LHP, New York Mets
76. Drew Rasmussen: RHP, Tampa Bay Rays
77. Casey Mize: RHP, Detroit Tigers
78. Javier Báez: CF/SS/3B, Detroit Tigers
79. Clayton Kershaw: LHP, Los Angeles Dodgers
80. Shane Smith: RHP, Chicago White Sox
81. Jacob Misiorowski: RHP, Milwaukee Brewers
Clayton Kershaw is an All-Star for the 11th time, with the commissioner's office appointing him as a legends pick.
He is one of the greatest pitchers in MLB history, but he's made 10 starts this season. It's cool that, at age 37, he's still pitching well and recorded his 3,000th career strikeout this season. But he doesn't deserve to be an All-Star.
On the flip side of that is Jacob Misiorowski, who was added as a replacement after making five total starts. Don't get it twisted, he is electric and has a chance to make multiple All-Star Games in the future. But making it this way feels cheap.
The selections of Kershaw and Misiorowski both highlight the All-Star Game becoming increasingly less serious. Perhaps that's OK. But if you want All-Star Game selections to mean something, this isn't it.
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