MLB Reveals 2025 All-Star Game Pitchers and Reserves: Four Tigers Selected
On Sunday afternoon, Major League Baseball announced the pitchers and reserve players for the 2025 All-Star Game, with Detroit’s Tarik Skubal earning his second consecutive selection. Skubal, last year’s AL Cy Young Award winner, will be the Tigers’ sole pitching representative. He’s joined by teammates Gleyber Torres, Riley Greene, and Javy Báez, giving Detroit its highest number of All-Stars since 2015, when Cabrera, Price, Iglesias, and Martinez were selected, according to Tigers PR.
Detroit Tigers’ 2025 All-Star Selections
Tarik Skubal
It’s no surprise that Skubal is an All-Star again this year. The dominant left-hander is vying to become the first AL pitcher since Pedro Martinez (1999–2000) to claim back-to-back Cy Young Awards.
Skubal has been nearly unhittable lately, delivering five shutouts in his last eight outings and boasting a 1.12 ERA over that span. His latest performance—a 10-strikeout, seven-inning shutout against Cleveland—puts him alongside Jack Morris as the only Tigers pitchers to record 23 strikeouts and allow no runs over two starts, per Just Baseball Media.
He also joined an elite group of southpaws—Sandy Koufax (1965), Randy Johnson (2004), and Clayton Kershaw (2015)—with at least three starts of 10+ strikeouts, zero walks, and no runs allowed. Given this level of dominance, Skubal is a strong candidate to start the All-Star Game for the American League.
Gleyber Torres
After signing a one-year “prove-it” deal this offseason, Torres has certainly delivered. He’ll start at second base for the AL squad, becoming the first Tiger to do so since Placido Polanco in 2007.
Torres is hitting .278 with nine home runs, 44 RBIs, and a .810 OPS. His on-base percentage of .387 leads the team and would mark a career high if sustained. Despite lingering defensive struggles, Torres has become a key contributor to Detroit’s strong first half. His plate discipline has been elite—his strikeout rate (12.7%) and walk rate (14.2%) are similar to that of Juan Soto.
Following his release by the Yankees, Torres has reinvented himself in Detroit and now enters free agency as a highly intriguing option.
Riley Greene
Greene is having a career-best season and returns to the All-Star Game for the second year in a row. He’s on pace to smash his previous personal bests in both home runs (24) and RBIs (74), already tallying 22 home runs and 71 RBIs this year.
While his strikeout rate remains high—he leads the majors with 116—his offensive production more than compensates. Greene is carrying a .340 OBP and an .880 OPS, making him one of the Tigers’ most dangerous bats. Despite the high strikeout total, manager A.J. Hinch seems content with Greene’s overall impact in the lineup.
If Detroit hopes to make a deep postseason run, Greene’s bat will need to stay hot.
Javier Báez
Once criticized for having one of the league’s worst contracts, Báez has reinvented himself in 2025, becoming the first MLB player to start an All-Star Game at both an infield and outfield position. After shifting from shortstop to center field, Báez is now thriving in his new role.
He’s hitting .280 with nine home runs, 37 RBIs, and has posted a 2.0 WAR so far this season. Báez’s .445 slugging percentage is his highest since joining the Tigers in 2022. He’s also improved his plate discipline, on pace for a career-low 107 strikeouts in a full season.
His versatility and offensive resurgence have made him a surprising but deserving All-Star.
Tigers Well-Represented in Atlanta
Detroit will be well-represented at the 2025 MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta on July 15. With injuries to several All-Stars around the league, there’s even a possibility that more Tigers could be added to the roster in the coming days.
