MLB All-Star Game 2026 Live Updates, Results and Highlights

Cody Bellinger had the key hit in the game in the first inning, delivering a two-run single off Cristopher Sánchez to put the AL in the lead. Little did anyone know then that was all the runs they would need.

It's a feel-good story for Bellinger. This was his first All-Star appearance since his MVP-winning year for the Dodgers back in 2019. And he probably would not have even been in the starting lineup if not for the injury to his Yankees teammate, Aaron Judge.

This is a fun note from Sarah Langs of MLB.com on Justin Wrobleski, who fanned five of the seven batters he faced for Dave Roberts and the NL squad.

Wrobleski has started 16 games for the Dodgers this year, and he's struck out five or fewer batters in 11 of them.

And that's all she wrote for this Midsummer Classic.

An Otto Lopez single gave the NL a two-out baserunner after John Schneider lifted Aroldis Chapman for Bryan Baker, but that was it. Sal Stewart grounded back to Baker to end it.

Not exactly the NL's finest moment. No runs. Three hits. And 15 strikeouts.

It was a nice gesture by Dave Roberts to bring Jhoan Duran in to relieve Mason Miller—who broke out 102 mph to fan Munetaka Murakami—during the middle of the inning, but we unfortunately didn't get to see the Phillies closer's entrance on the broadcast. Oh well.

In any case, the AL got a one-out single from Randy Arozarena and nothing else. To the bottom of the ninth we go.

The NL will not be getting one-hit, after all. Pete Crow-Armstrong saw to that with a one-out single off Louis Varland.

Unfortunately for the host league, that was it. A broken-bat lineout by Hunter Goodman and a grounder to third by Iván Herrera ended the inning to send this game to the ninth.

This game had been getting a little sleepy, but Miguel Vargas' 433-foot blast off Justin Wrobleski stirred things up a bit. Nothing else in the inning, unless you want to count Tristan Peters' failed ABS challenge to end the inning.

It's getting late early for the NL. They have six outs left to get four runs.

There had yet to be any extra-base hits in this game, but then Miguel Vargas faced Justin Wrobleski in the eighth and teed all the way off for a solo home run. That was 107.3 mph off the bat and landed 433 feet away.

Vargas began his career in the Dodgers organization, so maybe this was his way of sending his former franchise a message.

Through seven innings, the AL is shutting out the NL on just one hit.

There have only been nine shutouts in All-Star history, and none since 2013. And while there was a two-hitter (AL over NL) in 1990, there's never been a one-hitter in the All-Star Game.

The AL is starting to run through its pitchers, as we saw a mid-inning pitching change from Drew Rasmussen to Jacob Latz. Either way, the beat goes on. Sal Stewart walked with two outs, but Luis Arraez left him stranded at first by striking out.

The NL is 1-for-22 with 13 strikeouts.

Wash, rinse, repeat. New pitcher, no offense. This time it was Justin Wrobleski striking out Travis Bazzana, Ceddanne Rafaela and Yandy Díaz in order.

Wrobleski is in the 21st percentile for strikeout rate this season, but that's with regular adrenaline. This was All-Star Game adrenaline mixed with birthday adrenaline, clearly.

Still nothing on offense for the NL, though Cade Smith had a lot to do with that in this inning. He got William Contreras to fly out and then K'd Bryce Harper and Corbin Carroll.

Smith was an undrafted free agent once upon a time. He's since been an All-Star and gotten votes for the Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year. A testament to never giving up if there ever was one.

Bryce Harper got a nice ovation when he came to the plate, but Cade Smith quickly rained on the parade by striking him out.

Harper was mic'd up and jokingly challenged an obvious strike before swinging over a splitter for the third strike.

"Yeah, that's disgusting," he said.

Raisel Iglesias came on and allowed a two-out single to Willson Conteras. Smooth sailing and no scoring otherwise.

This game has moved very fast since Cristopher Sánchez gave up three runs on three hits and two walks in the first inning. A big reason why: there have been a total of three hits ever since.

This is always an emotional moment in any All-Star Game. The addition of a live performance by Boyz II Men was a surprise that landed perfectly.

Another 1-2-3 inning for AL pitching, this time from Nick Martinez. His strikeout of Brandon Marsh made it 1-for-15 with nine strikeouts for NL hitters.

The play of the inning was Ernie Clement robbing Andy Pages of a hit with a nice play on the middle of the infield. Payback? Payback.

Really cool moment during the celebration before the fifth inning, in which Mike Trout was seen giving a kid tips on his swing.

Bookmark this video. Since this is a future Hall of Famer we're talking about, there's a non-zero chance that lucky dude will be playing in an All-Star Game someday.

Another quick and painless inning, this time by Foster Griffin. He got Yandy Díaz, Dillon Dingler and Miguel Vargas in order.

What a moment for Griffin. He barely made a dent in the majors in the early 2020s before spending three years in Japan. Now he's back and strutting off the field after a strong showing on one of MLB's biggest stages.

What do you get when you take the All-Star Game and combine it with Ray Charles, fireworks, kids on the field and more Americana than you can handle?

This celebration, basically. Really cool stuff from MLB and FOX.

The Phillie Phanatic and Teddy Roosevelt were in cahoots! Speak softly, but keep weird friends and carry an all-terrain vehicle.

Juan Soto got the NL off the hitless schneid with a leadoff single, but Joe Ryan locked it down from there. He K'd Freddie Freeman and CJ Abrams swinging and then got Max Muncy on a pop to short.

Game-wise, not a whole lot happening since the AL's three-run first inning.

This is according to an in-game update from Tom Verducci: "It looked bad, but the results, at least from the X-rays, are good."

Everyone in the St. Petersburg area just breathed a huge sigh of relief.

For the Rays' sake, here's hoping they don't show anything too bad. The All-Star Game is fun, but less so if it costs a team a star player for any length of time.

Wait, what just happened? Jesús Luzardo threw six pitches and retired the side in order. That's what.

So...moving on, then!

Michael Wacha just pitched in an All-Star Game for the first time in his 14-year career, and it went as well as he could have hoped. He struck out Andy Pages and Drake Baldwin and got Kyle Schwarber on a groundout.

Schwarber went to the plate with a mic and an earpiece, but the latter kept falling out (prompting an F-bomb at one point) every time he swung at a pitch. Good idea by FOX, but it probably could have been thought through a little better.

Riley O'Brien had two on and nobody out after a Shea Langeliers single and the fastball that plunked Junior Caminero on the hand. But that was the extent of the AL's threat. A fielder's choice, a flyout and a strikeout ended the frame.

The NL challenged the fielder's choice on the hope that Bobby Witt Jr. was out at first for a double play, but no dice. He's hard to double up, folks.

Rays fans everywhere are holding their breath right now. Junior Caminero is out of the game after wearing a 98 mph sinker from Riley O'Brien. Looks like it clocked him somewhere on his left hand.

Hopefully him coming out is just precautionary, but it's not a good sign either way. That's a 23-year-old with 73 home runs over the last season and a half.

Justin Verlander is at the Midsummer Classic as a Legend Pick by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred. It's his last All-Star Game in his last season, so John Smoltz naturally had to ask him what it means to be there as a Detroit Tiger.

Verlander sounds equal parts thankful and humbled, as you'd expect for a guy finishing a 21-year career in the same place he started it.

So much for multiple innings for Dylan Cease. Parker Messick came on and got Max Muncy, Ozzie Albies and Brandon Marsh in order. He rang up Marsh on a perfectly located fastball for a backwards K.

Marsh unsurprisingly got a nice hand from the CBP crowd. The television audience was also treated to some inside-baseball knowledge on pitching between John Smoltz in the booth and Justin Verlander, Jacob Misiorowski and Cam Schlittler on the field.

Eduardo Rodriguez came on to relieve Cristopher Sánchez and got Ernie Clement, Mike Trout and Yordan Alvarez in order with no trouble.

FOX tried to interview Justin Verlander, Jacob Misiorowski and Cam Schlittler all at once, but didn't get far before the inning ended. Also, Verlander had his hand above the mic and what he was saying wasn't really getting through.

Dylan Cease fanned Kyle Schwarber and Juan Soto back-to-back to start the inning. Freddie Freeman was able to fight back with two strikes to work a walk, but then Cease struck CJ Abrams out to retire the side.

Is there a second inning in Cease's future tonight? "I've heard rumors," he says.

This is a nice touch by the FOX broadcast. Dylan Cease and Shea Langeliers, the AL's starting battery, are wearing microphones and earpieces that allow them to communicate with each other and with the broadcast booth.

Not a ton of chatter so far, but hearing Cease suggest a curve in the dirt to Langeliers feels like a true fly-on-the-wall experience. And Cease isn't taking himself too seriously.

For instance, on a sequence to Juan Soto: "Frontdoor sinker's probably a bad idea. Let's do it."

Cristopher Sánchez got off to a nice start by fanning Mike Trout on a changeup. It's nice to see that pitch on such a big stage. It's one of the best there is, holding hitters to a .167 average this year.

But Sánchez just didn't have it after that. A Yordan Alvarez single and walks to Shea Langeliers and Bobby Witt Jr. loaded the bases, setting up Yankees teammates Cody Bellinger (two-run) and Ben Rice (one-run) to come through with RBI singles.

After 34 pitches, Sánchez struck out Riley Greene to end the inning.

MLB called in Philadelphia and R&B legend Patti LaBelle to sing the national anthem. She crushed it, obviously.

Pro tip: When your warm-up act is Jennifer Hudson, that's how you know you've made it.

Now, that's an ovation right there. It just goes to show that the best way to become a fan favorite in Philly is to hit homers better than pretty much anyone else in MLB.

As a side note, having each member of the AL and NL starting lineups sign a Declaration of Independence-style parchment is a nice touch for America's 250th.

Remember when Yordan Alvarez turned the game upside down in Game 6 of the 2022 World Series?

Yeah, well, apparently so does Philly.

This is Mike Trout's 12th All-Star selection, but his first near his hometown of Millville, New Jersey. From his look and that sound, everyone in Citizens Bank Park is thrilled about it.

They just introduced the reserves for the AL and NL squads, and Philly fans once again made it clear where their loyalties lie.

There were loud boos for Jordan Walker, Willson Contreras, Paul Skenes, Cam Schlittler, all players from the Phillies' NL East rivals, as well as from the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks—still salty about 2023, eh?

The biggest cheers were for Bryce Harper and the other Phillies, including honorary coach Don Mattingly. And also for Detroit Tigers shortstop Kevin McGonigle, a Pennsylvania native.

Justin Verlander, appearing in his final All-Star Game, got a mix of boos and cheers. He just kind of laughed through it.

Mr. and Mrs. Met are in the house at Citizens Bank Park, and Philly fans aren't happy about it. Yeah, please try to contain that surprised gasp.

Hey, if Jordan Walker can shrug off the boos, maybe Mr. and Mrs. Met can, too.

This is going to be the 96th All-Star Game, and the results are shockingly even. The AL has won 48 times, with the NL taking 44. There have otherwise been three ties.

However, it's not a dirty little secret that the ownership of the All-Star Game has been squarely in the AL's hands for decades. Since 1997, the AL is 23-5 in the All-Star Game, with wins in 10 of the last 12.

Obviously, it's a National League stadium that will be full of fans that want to see a National League win. It can't hurt.

Want to see Munetaka Murakami (6'2", 213 pounds) and Travis Bazzana (5'11", 199 pounds) look tiny? Easy. Just have them shake hands with Kevin Durant (6'11", 240 pounds).

He may be a 16-time NBA All-Star, but it's really never surprising to see KD taking in a day at the old ballgame. He rather famously knows ball, and he apparently doesn't mind saying he appreciates the passion of Philly fans.

American League Starting Lineup

Starting Pitcher: Dylan Cease, Toronto Blue Jays

John Schneider of the Blue Jays put this lineup together for the AL, and it seems obviously designed to get Trout a standing ovation right off the bat at Citizens Bank Park. If so, a classy gesture.

It's otherwise not surprising that Schneider tabbed his own ace to start. Yankees fireballer Cam Schlittler might have been a better choice on paper, but he isn't going to pitch in the game. And besides, Cease has a 2.56 ERA and leads the AL with 148 strikeouts

National League Starting Lineup

Starting Pitcher: Cristopher Sánchez, Philadelphia Phillies

You have to hand it to Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts for playing to the crowd. Schwarber will lead off in front of tens of thousands of adoring fans. And even before Milwaukee Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski took himself out of the running, Sánchez was the easy pick to start as a hometown hero.

Otherwise, what's most notable about the NL's lineup is that Shohei Ohtani is not in it. The four-time (and likely five-time by the end of 2026) is taking time to rest a sore knee.