The 2025 All-Star Game is at Truist Park, but it might not be the celebration the Atlanta Braves hoped for.
It’s been a long wait for Atlanta to host the Midsummer Classic, and the time has finally arrived. But while every host city wants to see a boatload of representatives at the game, this Braves team doesn’t deserve that luxury.
At 28-38, the Braves have arguably been the biggest disappointment of the Major League Baseball season. They’ve lost eight of their last nine games, and what was supposed to be a potent offense has been streaky at best.
Every team gets at least one All-Star representative. But that might be all the Braves are granted.
On Monday, ESPN’s David Schoenfield predicted the All-Star rosters, and starting pitcher Chris Sale was the only Braves player on his National League roster.
“The game is at Truist Park in Atlanta, so it would be nice to get more Braves on the team — but Sale is the only one I squeezed onto the roster,” Schoenfield wrote.
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“(Marcell) Ozuna, Austin Riley and Spencer Schwellenbach still have time to play their way onto the team, but the last time the Braves had just one All-Star rep was 2017, when Ender Inciarte was the only selection. It would be a far cry from two seasons ago, when the Braves had eight All-Stars.”
Sale, the reigning Cy Young Award winner, has been on fire of late, and he’s down to a 2.79 ERA with 107 strikeouts through 80 2/3 innings. His ability to stay healthy for the Braves given his myriad injury issues during his last five years with the Boston Red Sox has been a marvel.
Ozuna is fighting an uphill battle to make it as a designated hitter with Shohei Ohtani, Seiya Suzuki, and Kyle Schwarber in the NL. Riley only has a 118 OPS+, and Schwellenbach doesn’t have Sale’s strikeout numbers.
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