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PHILADELPHIA — It's time for the 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Managers Dave Roberts and John Schneider unveiled their starting lineups on Monday, July 13 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, with the hometown pick, Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sanchez, getting the ball for the National League while Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Dylan Cease will start for the American League.
First pitch for the 2026 Midsummer Classic is set for 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, July 14.
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Sanchez, the runner-up in the NL Cy Young race last season, is the first Phillies pitcher to start the All-Star Game since Roy Halladay did so in 2011. The 6-foot-6 left-hander ended the first half with an 11-4 record and a 2.62 ERA with 144 strikeouts in an MLB-leading 20 starts.
Cease, who was one of the Blue Jays' big free agent additions this past offseason, finished the first half on a rather high note, as he struck out 11 hitters and came three outs shy of the second no-hitter of his career.
Millville, New Jersey, native Mike Trout will hit leadoff for the American League. It'll be the first All-Star Game that Trout will be appearing in since 2019 despite earning selections in 2021, 2022 and 2023, as he was removed from the roster due to injuries in each of those three seasons.
Shohei Ohtani, who received the most votes from the fans, will hit leadoff for the National League in his sixth All-Star Game. The Phillies will have two hitters in the starting lineup in front of the home crowd, with Schwarber and Brandon Marsh, who is making his first All-Star Game appearance and starting in right field.
Here's a look at the full starting lineups:
Starting pitcher: Toronto Blue Jays RHP Dylan Cease
Starting pitcher: Philadelphia Phillies LHP Cristopher Sánchez
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Managers Dave Roberts and John Schneider unveiled their starting lineups on Monday, July 13 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, with the hometown pick, Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sanchez, getting the ball for the National League while Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Dylan Cease will start for the American League.
First pitch for the 2026 Midsummer Classic is set for 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, July 14.
MORE: Bryce Harper says Home Run Derby will be his last 'no matter what'
Sanchez, the runner-up in the NL Cy Young race last season, is the first Phillies pitcher to start the All-Star Game since Roy Halladay did so in 2011. The 6-foot-6 left-hander ended the first half with an 11-4 record and a 2.62 ERA with 144 strikeouts in an MLB-leading 20 starts.
Cease, who was one of the Blue Jays' big free agent additions this past offseason, finished the first half on a rather high note, as he struck out 11 hitters and came three outs shy of the second no-hitter of his career.
Millville, New Jersey, native Mike Trout will hit leadoff for the American League. It'll be the first All-Star Game that Trout will be appearing in since 2019 despite earning selections in 2021, 2022 and 2023, as he was removed from the roster due to injuries in each of those three seasons.
Shohei Ohtani, who received the most votes from the fans, will hit leadoff for the National League in his sixth All-Star Game. The Phillies will have two hitters in the starting lineup in front of the home crowd, with Schwarber and Brandon Marsh, who is making his first All-Star Game appearance and starting in right field.
Here's a look at the full starting lineups:
MLB All-Star Game starting lineups
American League
Starting pitcher: Toronto Blue Jays RHP Dylan Cease
- CF Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
- DH Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros
- C, Shea Langeliers, Athletics
- 3B Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays
- SS Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals
- RF Cody Bellinger, New York Yankees
- 1B Ben Rice, New York Yankees
- LF Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers
- 2B Ernie Clement, Toronto Blue Jays
National League
Starting pitcher: Philadelphia Phillies LHP Cristopher Sánchez
- DH Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies
- LF Juan Soto, New York Mets
- 1B Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers
- SS CJ Abrams, Washington Nationals
- 3B Max Muncy, Los Angeles Dodgers
- 2B Ozzie Albies, Atlanta Braves
- RF Brandon Marsh, Philadelphia Phillies
- CF Andy Pages, Los Angeles Dodgers
- C Drake Baldwin, Atlanta Braves
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: MLB All-Star game starting lineups: Sanchez and Cease pitch, batting order
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