2026 MLB All-Star rosters announced with multiple star absences

Rosters for the 2026 MLB All-Star Game were announced Saturday night. Multiple players voted in as starters will miss the game because of injuries, including one American League outfielder with a rib injury and another with a hamstring injury. One of those pitchers won the fan vote as the starting designated hitter.

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Brewers was the most prominent omission at second base. He ranks seventh in bWAR among National League position players and eighth in fWAR. Fans selected Ozzie Albies as the starter at second base. Turang posted a higher OPS than Arraez and recorded 61 runs and 51 RBIs compared with Arraez's 44 runs and 32 RBIs.

Turang also posted a higher combined WAR total of 3.2 versus Albies at 2.0 and Arraez at 3.1.

Injury-related absences Several other prominent position players will not participate. One outfielder is on the injured list with a hand injury after posting his lowest offensive output in years. A shortstop has appeared in only 31 games because of a left calf injury.

An infielder who had been hot recently missed earlier time with an oblique injury. 200.

Additional roster notes Several other established players are having below-average seasons by their standards. These include a Toronto first baseman, a Philadelphia shortstop, a Seattle outfielder, a San Diego outfielder, a Chicago Cubs outfielder, a Toronto shortstop, a Boston third baseman, a Baltimore shortstop, and a Houston second baseman.

The announcement came after a first half marked by injuries to multiple starting pitchers as well.