For the 96th year of the Midsummer Classic, baseball goes to Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This all-star game is timed perfectly to coincide with the United States of America’s 250th birthday. Celebrating where the nations Declaration of Independence and Constitution were both signed and ratified in the city of brotherly love. The last time the mid-summer classic was played in Philadelphia was in 1996 at the Phillies previous confines of Veterans Stadium. Now every year there is always a lot of discussion and some of it a little dated about how the teams are put together. No system will ever be perfect. Fans don’t always get it right and managers won’t either, nor the commissioner’s office. The fact that the players are able to vote for participants was a great choice and they know who is deserving. Regardless of who should or shouldn’t be in the game lets just accept that the best players will always be involved one way or another. Here are my all-stars keeping with the rules that every team be represented and a total of 32 players for each league.
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2026 MLB World Series & Awards Predictions
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NL MVP – P/DH Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Dodgers
AL MVP – 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – Toronto Blue Jays
NL Cy Young – Paul Skenes – Pittsburgh Pirates
AL Cy Young – Max Fried – New York Yankees
NL Rookie of the Year – SS Konnor Griffin – Pittsburgh Pirates
AL Rookie of the Year – SS Kevin McGonigle – Detroit Tigers
NL Manager of the Year – Walt Weiss – Atlanta Braves
AL Manager of the Year – Dan Wilson – Seattle Mariners
Postseason Projections
NL Division Winners – Dodgers, Brewers, Braves
NL Wild Card Winners – Phillies, Cubs, Padres
AL Division Winners – Blue Jays, Mariners, Tigers
AL Wild Card Winners – Astros, Orioles, Yankees
NLCS – Dodgers over Braves
ALCS – Blue Jays over Mariners
World Series – Blue Jays over Dodgers
National League East
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+ – indicates injury
1. Atlanta Braves
I can’t imagine that they will be missing the Postseason again with the amount of injuries they had last season. The rotation is getting hit to start, but the lineup is healthy and is stacked.
2. Philadelphia Phillies
They made a few tweaks to the lineup and extended a couple of their starting pitchers. If Zack Wheeler returns to his former self from injury then this team will be in contention.
3. New York Mets
Once again they swung big in the offseason and got some notable names in free agency and via trade. But did they did do enough to replace the likes of Pete Alonso in the lineup and Edwin Diaz in the bullpen?
4. Miami Marlins
Slowly, but surely they are building a young core that will contend for a Wild Card spot soon. For now though the likelihood of them trading Sandy Alcantara is increasing daily.
5. Washington Nationals
This franchise is in the midst of a very long and arduous rebuilding project that has gone far beyond the one they had from 2006-10.
Player to Watch: DH Kyle Schwarber – Philadelphia Phillies
Best Acquisition: 3B Bo Bichette – New York Mets
New Kid on the Block: P Nolan McLean – New York Mets
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StandardFor the 95th year of the Midsummer Classic, baseball goes to Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia. The last time the mid-summer classic was played in Atlanta was in 2000. The All-Star game should have been played in Atlanta during the 2021 season, but commissioner Rob Manfred decided to score political points and moved it Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Now every year there is always a lot of discussion and some of it a little dated about how the teams are put together. No system will ever be perfect. Fans don’t always get it right and managers won’t either, nor the commissioner’s office. The fact that the players are able to vote for participants was a great choice and they know who is deserving. Regardless of who should or shouldn’t be in the game lets just accept that the best players will always be involved one way or another. Here are my all-stars keeping with the rules that every team be represented and a total of 32 players for each league.
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