2025 MLB All-Star Game: Atlanta Serves As Host City

ATLANTA, GA — The best in Major League Baseball will soon step up to bat at the 2025 MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta, but not before celebrities try their hand in a down-home softball matchup.

Baseball fans will start to gather Friday in Atlanta's Cumberland area for All-Star weekend in Cobb County, where MLB stardom will take the field at 8 p.m. ET Tuesday, July 15, at Truist Park. Mastercard will sponsor the big game.

Fan who don't have tickets can watch the game on FOX.

Atlanta scored a home run in November 2023, when commissioner Rob Manfred first revealed MLB's intent to host the popular game in the heart of Georgia.

According to MLB in the past, this year will be the first time since 2000 that Atlanta will host the All-Star Game — dating back to when Derek Jeter won Most Valuable Player at Turner Field. The first All-Star Game in Atlanta happened in 1972 at Atlanta Stadium.

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All-Star festivities will cover Truist Park, the Battery Atlanta and Galleria Centre, county officials said. They added traffic will be affected surrounding the Battery complex and the Galleria.

Baseball lovers may be excited to see these starters in the All-Star Game:

American League

• C: Cal Raleigh (SEA)
• 1B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR)
• 2B: Gleyber Torres (DET)
• 3B: José Ramírez (CLE)
• SS: Jacob Wilson (ATH)
• OF: Aaron Judge (NYY)
• OF: Riley Greene (DET)
• OF: Javier Báez (DET)
• DH: Ryan O'Hearn (BAL)

National League

• C: Will Smith (LAD)
• 1B: Freddie Freeman (LAD)
• 2B: Ketel Marte (AZ)
• 3B: Manny Machado (SD)
• SS: Francisco Lindor (NYM)
• OF: Ronald Acuña Jr. (ATL)
• OF: Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC)
• OF: Kyle Tucker (CHC)
• DH: Shohei Ohtani (LAD)

All-Star weekend will begin at 7 p.m. Friday with the HBCU Swingman Classic presented by T-Mobile, featuring 50 Division 1 student-athletes from historically Black colleges and universities.

The Capital One All-Star Village, All-Star Futures Game and MLB All-Star Celebrity Softball Game presented by Geico will follow suit on Saturday.

The All-Star Village, with live entertainment, batting cages and interactive games, will conclude Tuesday.

Atlanta-based "So So Def" founder and producer Jermaine Dupri and Atlanta Braves legend Javy Lopez are slated to be managers for the celebrity softball game.

Fans may be in for a treat as the following people have been tapped to play in the celebrity game:

• Capitol One Bank Guy: spokesperson
• CC Sabathia: Yankees Hall of Famer
• Druski: Social media influencer, actor and comedian
• Eladio Carrion: Seven-time Latin Grammy-nominated rapper and singer
• Elle Duncan: ESPN sports anchor and former Atlanta radio host
• Funny Marco: Comedian and social media influencer
• Jake Storiale: Jomboy Media co-founder and co-host of "Talkin’ Baseball"
• Jennie Finch: USA softball olympian
• Jerry Lorenzo: Founder of Fear of God
• Jordan Chiles: Two-time olympian and gold medalist
• Kandi Burruss: Singer, business mogul and former star of "Real Housewives of Atlanta"
• Maria Taylor: NBC Sports sportscaster
• Mariah the Scientist: Atlanta-based singer and songwriter
• Michael Kelly: Actor known from "House of Cards" and "Special Ops: Lioness"
• Myke Towers: Six-time Latin Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter
• Natasha Watley: USA softball olympian
• Nicky Cass: Influencer
• Prince Royce: 15-time Latin Grammy-nominated singer
• Quavo: Atlanta native and four-time Grammy-nominated rapper
• Ronnie DeVoe: Member of iconic R&B groups Bell Biv DeVoe and New Edition
• Storm Reid: Actress known from "Euphoria" and "The Last of Us"
• Terrell Owens: NFL Hall of Famer
• Wisin: Two-time Latin Grammy-winning rapper and singer
• Young Miko: Puerto Rican rapper, singer and 2025 Grammy nominee

Activities that will take place on Sunday include the 2025 MLB All-Star 4.4 Miler, MLB Home Run Derby X presented by Sage and 2025 MLB Draft presented by Nike.

The Gatorade All-Star Workout Day and T-Mobile Home Run Derby will occur on Monday before the All-Star Red Carpet Show on Tuesday afternoon.

See the full schedule via MLB.

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