A pair of former LSU All-Americans have been named to the 2025 MLB All-Star Game.
Right-hander pitcher Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates and third baseman Alex Bregman of the Boston Red Sox were selected Sunday to the rosters of the 2025 MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta.
Skenes, an MLB All-Star for the second straight season, was the starting pitcher for the National League as a rookie in last year’s game held in Arlington, Texas. Bregman, also an American League All-Star in 2018 and 2019 with the Houston Astros, was the 2018 All-Star Game Most Valuable Player.
Skenes, the 2024 NL Rookie of the Year, has been dominant again this season for the Pirates, recording a 2.03 ERA in 111.0 innings with 115 strikeouts. He posted an 11-3 record in 2024, logging a 1.96 ERA with 170 strikeouts in 133.0 innings.
Bregman is in his first season with the Red Sox after playing nine seasons with the Astros. He has been sidelined since May 23 by a quadriceps injury, but he is hitting .299 this season for Boston with 17 doubles, 11 homers, 35 RBI and 32 runs.
Bregman helped lead Houston to two World Series championships (2017, 2022) and four AL pennants (2017, 2019, 2021, 2022), and he is a 2019 Silver Slugger Award recipient and a 2024 Gold Glove Award winner.
LSU has had a former Tiger selected for the All-Star Game 12 times since 2015. A total of 14 former Tigers, beginning with second baseman Connie Ryan in 1944, have been chosen for the Midsummer Classic.
The 2025 MLB All-Star Game will be held on Tuesday, July 15, at Truist Park in Atlanta. LSU is one of only three schools with more than one former player in the All-Star Game. The other schools are Oregon State and Stanford, which each also have two representatives.
LSU’S MAJOR LEAGUE ALL-STARS
Connie Ryan, 2B, Boston Braves (NL) – 1944
Alvin Dark, SS, New York Giants (NL) – 1951-52, 1954
Joe Bill Adcock, 1B, Milwaukee Braves (NL) – 1960
Albert Belle, OF, Cleveland Indians (AL) – 1993-96; Chicago White Sox (AL) – 1997
Paul Byrd, RHP, Philadelphia Phillies (NL) – 1999
Brian Wilson, RHP, San Francisco Giants (NL) – 2008, 2010, 2011
Brad Hawpe, OF, Colorado Rockies (NL) – 2009
Aaron Hill, 2B, Toronto Blue Jays (AL) – 2009
DJ LeMahieu, 2B, Colorado Rockies (NL)- 2015, 2017; New York Yankees (AL) – 2019
Will Harris, RHP, Houston Astros (AL) – 2016
Aaron Nola, RHP, Philadelphia Phillies (NL) – 2018
Alex Bregman, 3B, Houston Astros (AL) – 2018, 2019; Boston Red Sox (AL) – 2025
Kevin Gausman, RHP, San Francisco Giants (NL) – 2021; Toronto Blue Jays (AL) – 2023
Paul Skenes, RHP, Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) – 2024, 2025