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MLB All-Star Game 2025 picks, predictions: DBacks' Corbin Carroll, Ketel Marte starters?
The Arizona Diamondbacks are struggling this season, falling far below expectations with a 31-34 record before their June 9 game against the Seattle Mariners. But could the team still end up with two starters in the 2025 MLB All-Star Game? Advertisement Voting is underway for the game, and several writers have released early predictions for who could start the July 15 game at the Atlanta Braves' Truist Park. A couple of the projections are high on Carroll, Arizona's dynamic outfielder, and Marte, the DBacks' second baseman. Check out what MLB All-Star picks say about Carroll and Marte's chances to start the 2025 MLB All-Star Game. Voting for MLB All-Star Game starters runs through July 2. More: Arizona Diamondbacks' offense hitless in last four innings, swept by Reds ESPN: Corbin Carroll, Ketel Marte should be National League starters in All-Star Game David Schoenfield picked Carroll to start in the outfield, while also picking Marte to start at second in a tight battle with Brendan Donovan, Brice Turang and Nico Hoerner. Advertisement He wrote: "My vote goes to Marte. He's the best player of the group, and only the injury holds him back in the debate. He's hitting .294/.418/.603 with 12 home runs in 39 games and has more walks than strikeouts, ranking in the 90th-plus percentile in walk rate and lowest strikeout rate. What a fantastic player — often overlooked. Donovan makes it as the backup, while Turang and Hoerner draw the short straw and are left off my hypothetical team." CBS Sports: Ketel Marte, Corbin Carroll early favorites to start All-Star Game for National League Of Marte, Matt Snyder wrote: "Marte trails Cardinals second baseman Brendan Donovan in WAR due to a stint on the injured list earlier this season, but he'll have logged plenty of games by the time we get to the Midsummer Classic and he's the best second baseman in baseball. Through 35 games, he's got six doubles, 10 homers, 17 RBI, 27 runs, has walked more than he's struck out and is hitting .293/.416/.585." Snyder took Carroll along with Pete Crow-Armstrong and James Wood for his NL outfielder starters, writing: Fernando Tatis Jr. and Kyle Tucker have arguments, both for performance this season and for established star power. With my three selections and these two, I feel like it's a clear-cut top five, though I could see a case for Jackson Merrill, Juan Soto and even Ronald Acuña Jr., now that he's back. … Carroll, Tatis and Tucker are established stars, as noted. I took Carroll here, but it was very close among my top five selections." Advertisement Diamondbacks lookahead: Mariners, Padres next on Arizona's schedule Bleacher Report: Corbin Carroll deserves to start MLB All-Star Game Joel Reuter had Carroll among his outfielders, but took Brendan Donovan over Marte at second base. He wrote: "Brendan Donovan vs. Ketel Marte at second base could end up being one of the tighter voting battles, while Kyle Tucker, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Corbin Carroll will need to hold off Fernando Tatis Jr. and rising star James Wood in the NL outfield." Could Ketel Marte and Corbin Carroll be MLB All-Star Game starters for the Arizona Diamondbacks? The Athletic: Neither Corbin Carroll nor Ketel Marte picked as All-Star starters Jim Bowden had Brendan Donovan and Brice Turang as his top options at second base in the National League. He had Carroll behind Kyle Tucker among NL right fielders, writing: "Carroll leads all NL right fielders with 18 homers while posting a .914 OPS with 10 steals and 44 runs scored." Advertisement Will Carroll and Marte be NL All-Star Starters? You can vote for the MLB All-Star Game starters here. Reach Jeremy Cluff at Follow him on X, formerly Twitter @Jeremy_Cluff. Support local journalism: Subscribe to today. This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: MLB All-Star Game predictions: Two starters for Arizona Diamondbacks?
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19-05-2025
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World Series Contender's Fans Send ESPN Strong Message After MLB Power Rankings
It's a strange time in baseball, one where the 29-15 Detroit Tigers own the sport's best record and appear well on their way to a second consecutive playoff berth. Actually, maybe things aren't that strange, not when the Tigers still can't get any respect. Advertisement ESPN MLB experts David Schoenfield, Buster Olney, and Alden Gonzalez listed the Tigers third in their weekly power rankings Thursday morning. Only the Los Angeles Dodgers (28-15) and New York Mets (28-16) rank higher, and the Tigers at least jumped from No. 5 to No. 3. However, some Tigers fans had one problem: ESPN's graphic didn't feature the Tigers. Instead, it depicts New York Yankees outfielder Jasson Domínguez, Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman, and San Diego Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill. ESPN ranked the Padres fourth and the Yankees fifth. Could we see the Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres in the World Series?Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images 'Who cares what ESPN has to say?' one Reddit user wrote. 'Who cares what anyone has to say? We're whooping that ass and taking those names, and it's a whole lot of fun.' Advertisement Added another: 'Obviously we don't have a marketable star like… Jasson Domínguez.' On the one hand, Domínguez turned heads with a three-home run game against the Athletics last week. However, he enters the weekend hitting .240 with five homers, 20 RBI, and a .761 OPS. To be clear, Tigers fans almost universally agreed that their issue isn't with their club ranking third. ESPN listed the Tigers, not Aaron Judge and the high-profile Yankees, as the American League's top team. 'ESPN is trash,' read one comment, 'but also I think it's better for the guys to feel disrespected and underestimated.' The FanDuel Sportsbook gives the Tigers +1400 odds to win the World Series, the sport's fifth-best total behind the Dodgers (+250), Yankees (+700), Mets (+950), and Philadelphia Phillies (+1200). Related: Ronald Acuña Jr. Sends Clear Message to Braves Following Viral Post Related: Paul Goldschmidt Quickly Forcing Yankees to Consider Risky Move
