
Inside the 2025 MLB All-Star Roster: The Surprising Story Behind Every Player Named
National League reserves
C Hunter Goodman, Rockies
Somebody on the raging purple dumpster fire that is the 2025 Rockies had to be an All-Star. To be fair, Goodman’s .843 OPS is fourth in MLB among catchers with at least 200 plate appearances. He gets in over Cubs backstop Carson Kelly (.879 OPS) because, well, again, the Rockies needed somebody.
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1B Pete Alonso, Mets
After a dramatic foray into free agency that saw Alonso end up back in Queens for less coin than he would’ve hoped, the Polar Bear looks like a refreshed, rejuvenated version of himself in 2025. Pete has 20 first-half cranks to go with career highs in average and OBP.
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