Athletics slugger Brent Rooker shut down a fan who criticized him for giving his child a bottle during the 2025 Home Run Derby. Rooker, 30, was seen on the ESPN broadcast feeding his 11-month old daughter, Blake Eloise, after he hit in the Derby. One fan appeared to take issue with that.

Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes, who has just four wins this season despite leading MLB with a 2.01 ERA, will start for the National League. Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal starts for the American League, and he ranks top-five in pitching wins (10), ERA (2.23) and strikeouts (153).

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Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh successfully used the robot umpire to gain a strikeout for pitcher Tarik Skubal in the first inning of the All-Star Game, the first of five challenges.