Philadelphia Phillies
· 2026-07-14
Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies will lead off for the National League in Tuesday night's All-Star Game, replacing designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, who is skipping the showcase to have a knee procedure ahead of the season's second half.
Shohei Ohtani, the original designated hitter for the National League, will undergo a knee procedure and miss the All-Star Game. Kyle Schwarber, with 32 home runs this season, will take his place as the lead-off batter.
Philadelphia left-hander Cristopher Sánchez and Toronto right-hander Dylan Cease were announced as starting pitchers on Sunday. The National League starting lineup includes Juan Soto, Freddie Freeman, CJ Abrams, Max Muncy, Ozzie Albies, Brandon Marsh, Andy Pages, and Drake Baldwin. The American League starting lineup features Mike Trout, Yordan Alvarez, Shea Langeliers, Junior Caminero, Bobby Witt Jr., Cody Bellinger, Ben Rice, Riley Greene, and Ernie Clement.
The Phillies are currently 5th in the National League with a 54-43 record, on a two-game winning streak after beating the Detroit Tigers 5-0 on July 12. Interim manager Don Mattingly, who previously served as the bench coach for the Toronto Blue Jays, will coach against his former team in the All-Star Game.
Don Mattingly felt a tinge of awkwardness when he was offered the chance to serve as a coach under Dodgers manager Dave Roberts at the All-Star Game. Mattingly passed on a guaranteed spot in the AL dugout when he left his job as Toronto's bench coach to manager John Schneider after the World Series. He's now the interim manager for the Phillies and has them back in the thick of the playoff race.
Cristopher Sánchez will be the 14th pitcher to start an All-Star Game in his home ballpark, the first since the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw in 2022. He will be the Phillies' first All-Star starting pitcher since Roy Halladay in 2011.