2026 MLB All-Star Game rosters: Snubs, other takeaways - ESPN

2026 MLB All-Star Game rosters were announced Saturday night, and there was a chance this year's teams were going to look a little strange due to all the big-name stars either dealing with injuries or having bad seasons. Consider:

Aaron Judge, voted in as a starter, will miss the game due to a rib injury.

Mike Trout, also voted in as a starter, is on the injured list (hamstring), although he's hoping to play in his first All-Star Game since 2019.

All-Star mainstay Jose Ramirez is having his worst season and is also on the IL (hand).

Francisco Lindor has played just 31 games because of a left calf injury.

Mookie Betts has been hot of late but missed time with an oblique injury and got off to a slow start.

Cal Raleigh, last year's American League MVP runner-up, is still struggling with a batting average well under .200.

Future Hall of Famer Manny Machado is likewise scuffling with a sub-.200 average.

Other stars playing well below their usual level include Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Trea Turner, Julio Rodriguez, Fernando Tatis Jr., Kyle Tucker, Bo Bichette, Alex Bregman, Gunnar Henderson and Jose Altuve, among others. Guerrero was voted in as a starter but none of the others made it.

We won't get into the pitcher injuries (including Tarik Skubal, Max Fried, Hunter Brown), although at least we've been blessed with a group of National League starters having monster first halves, including Jacob Misiorowski, Cristopher Sanchez, Shohei Ohtani, Chase Burns and Chris Sale.

Those five guys all made the NL roster, with Ohtani winning the fan vote as the starting DH. Let's get into the snubs and other thoughts.

Biggest snub: Brice Turang, 2B, Milwaukee Brewers

Turang is the obvious choice. He's seventh in bWAR among NL position