Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters.

As you examine the 2025 MLB All-Star ballot, it’s easy to point out the surefire locks to start in this year’s Midsummer Classic. Of course, stars such as Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman look primed to start in the All-Star Game yet again. But for many candidates on the ballot, it’s a chance to not only make their first All-Star Game but also start for the first time.

As there usually is, there will certainly be plenty of new faces at Atlanta’s Truist Park for the All-Star Game on July 15. A bunch of hitters have built good cases for why they should start the All-Star Game for the first time, and we've ranked the best ones below. We considered one player per

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