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Dodgers Have 5 All-Stars in 2025, With One Massive Snub

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Jul 3, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts (50) is showered with sunflower seeds by center fielder Andy Pages (44) and right fielder Teoscar Hernandez (37) after homering to left center field in the seventh inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Jul 3, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts (50) is showered with sunflower seeds by center fielder Andy Pages (44) and right fielder Teoscar Hernandez (37) after homering to left center field in the seventh inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

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The Los Angeles Dodgers have five players selected to the 2025 MLB All-Star Game, though there was a notable exception on the roster.

Catcher Will Smith, first baseman Freddie Freeman, designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, and starting pitchers Clayton Kershaw and Yoshinobu Yamamoto made the National League All-Star roster.

Kershaw missed the first part of the season due to an injury, but he has pitched over the past month. He was chosen by Commissioner Rob Manfred as a "Legend Pick."

These are five of the team's key players, though center fielder Andy Pages was not included on the roster despite playing well.

Shortstop Mookie Betts missed out on the honor, as well.

Pages is slashing an impressive .293/.332/.503 over the first half of the season, hitting 17 home runs and 58 RBIs.

He is one of the best outfielders in the league defensively while providing solid offensive production. His expected batting average is 84th percentile and his expected slugging and weighted on base average are around the 70th percentile.

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The 24-year-old is generating runs and playing outstand defense which typically earns an All-Star nod, though he was snubbed this year.

Betts, on the other hand, isn't having a great season and it makes sense that he was left off the roster. He is playing above-average with a 1.9 WAR, but he is hitting league average this season.

His slash line is .249/.322/.396 with only 11 home runs. His defense remains at a high level, but his hitting has let him down so far.

While Betts and Pages missed the All-Star acknowledgement, the team's main goal lies ahead in the fall. If the Dodgers defend their title, both players will look back on this moment without much regard.

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NELSON ESPINAL

Nelson Espinal lives and breathes sports. Avidly following of everything ranging from motorsports to Mixed Martial Arts to tennis, he is connected with most of the sports world at all times. His dream of writing about sports started at 16 years of age, writing for a Lakers fans blog, and his passions for sports writing has grown since. He has his Bachelor's degree in Political Science, and a minor in writing literature from the University of California, San Diego.

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