ARLINGTON, Texas - Shohei Ohtani provided the thunder. Jarren Duran stole the show.
Ohtani's three-run home run shook Globe Life Field out of a third-inning slumber Tuesday night, but it was Duran's two-run shot in the fifth inning that provided the winning margin in the American League's 5-3 victory in the 94th All-Star Game.
Cleveland's Emmanuel Clase picked up his second All-Star Game save in three years, having nailed down the win in the AL's 2022 triumph at Dodger Stadium.
The victory gave the American League a 48-44-2 advantage, and re-established their dominance a year after the National claimed the 2023 game at Seattle to break an 11-year losing streak.
"Hanging out with all those guys in the dugout was awesome," said Duran, who was named the game's MVP. "To see us all in the same uniform from different teams, hanging out together, cheering together, it was a surreal moment for me."
– Gabe Lacques
Here's how Tuesday's Midsummer Classic unfolded:
A first-time All-Star having a career season for the Red Sox, 27-year-old Jarren Duran was named MVP of the 2024 Midsummer Classic, his two-run home run in the fifth inning breaking a 3-3 tie for an eventual American League win.
"That's probably the first pitch I've ever pimped in my life," Duran told Fox after the game.
Cleveland’s Emmanuel Clase got the final three outs for the American League and picked up the save, a 5-3 win with Jarren Duran’s two-run homer in the fifth inning proving to be the difference.
The fifth and sixth went by without any runs as Royals teammates Cole Ragans and Seth Lugo provided the innings for the American League. Cristopher Sanchez (Phillies), Reynaldo Lopez (Braves), Robert Suarez (Padres) and Matt Strahm (Phillies) combined to toss the two frames for the NL.
Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran hit a two-run homer off Hunter Greene to give the American League a 5-3 lead in the bottom of the fourth.
Duran, 27, is a first-time All-Star and has already set career highs with 10 home runs and 41 RBI in the first half to go with 22 steals.
After trading three-spots in the third inning, neither team pushed a run across in the fourth. Garrett Crochet (AL) and Shoto Imanaga (NL) were the pitchers in the frame.
Shohei Ohtani’s home run gave the National League a 3-0 lead in the top of the third inning, but the American League came right back in the bottom of the frame to score three and tie the game.
Juan Soto hit a two-run double off Giants pitcher Logan Webb, and Cleveland’s David Fry evened it up with a two-out RBI single.
ARLINGTON, Texas - Paul Skenes was out of the All-Star Game. An eerie silence had essentially fallen over the capacity crowd at Globe Life Field, the air conditioning only doing so much to tamp down the 99-degree temperatures outside.
And then Shohei Ohtani woke everyone up.
With a tremendous swing that produced a veritable thunderclap inside the roofed stadium, Ohtani destroyed a Tanner Houck splitter and sent it 400 feet into the right field bleachers for a three-run home run in the top of the third inning.
Oh, six innings remain, but go ahead and throw Ohtani's name on the MVP trophy. And let's put to rest the notion that the game's greatest star is a rookie pitcher from Pittsburgh.
No, with his first career All-Star home run - and first by a Los Angeles Dodger since Mike Piazza in 1996 - Ohtani showed that if the sport is to produce palpable buzz, it's likeliest to come from his bat.
Ohtani's shot scored Jurickson Profar, who hit a leadoff single, and Ketel Marte, who reached on an error by American League and hometown second baseman Marcus Semien. Houck, the Boston Red Sox's young ace, gave up another single, to Trea Turner, before working out of the inning.
But the damage was done, and the game belongs, for the moment, to Ohtani.
– Gabe Lacques
Tarik Skubal has been one of baseball's best pitchers in 2024 and continued his roll in the All-Star Game, pitching a 1-2-3 second inning against Christian Yelich, Alec Bohm and Teoscar Hernandez
The first rookie to start the All-Star Game since 1995 , Pittsburgh Pirates phenom Paul Skenes worked around a two-out walk of Juan Soto, getting Aaron Judge to ground out to third to end the inning.
"It's going to be electric" Judge told Fox before the game about facing Skenes. "That's what the fans want to see."
In the top of the first, AL starter Corbin Burnes walked Shohei Ohtani and gave up a two-out double to Bryce Harper, – putting two runners in scoring position – but got William Contreras to hit an easy comebacker to end the threat.
Batting second in the game for the National League Shohei Ohtani walked against AL starter Corbin Burnes.
Set to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame next weekend, former Rangers third baseman Adrián Beltré threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Globe Life Field – with fellow Arlington legend Ivan Rodriguez serving as the catcher and Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan joining him on the mound.
Cody Johnson , an award-winning country music singer, performed the national anthem at the MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday.
His 2019 release hit No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and featured the song "Dear Rodeo," which he performed with Reba McEntire .
– Brendan Morrow
All-Star Game batting order, starting lineups
National League
Starting pitcher : Paul Skenes, Pirates
- 2B Ketel Marte, Diamondbacks
- DH Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers
- SS Trea Turner, Phillies
- 1B Bryce Harper, Phillies
- C William Contreras, Brewers
- RF Christian Yelich, Brewers
- 3B Alec Bohm, Phillies
- CF Tesocar Hernandez, Dodgers
- LF Jurickson Profar, Padres
American League
Starting pitcher : Corbin Burnes, Orioles
- LF Steven Kwan, Guardians
- SS Gunnar Henderson, Orioles
- RF Juan Soto, Yankees
- CF Aaron Judge, Yankees
- DH Yordan Alvarez, Astros
- 3B Jose Ramirez, Guardians
- 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays
- C Adley Rutschman, Orioles
- 2B Marcus Semien, Rangers
Will Paul Skenes face Aaron Judge in All-Star Game?
Pittsburgh Pirates rookie phenom Paul Skenes is the starting pitcher for the National League.
The Pirates and NL All-Star manager Torey Lovullo came to an agreement that he would pitch just one inning, no matter how many pitches Skenes throws.
Judge is batting cleanup for the American League, so one of the top three batters - Steven Kwan, Gunnar Henderson and Juan Soto - must reach base for the matchup to happen.
– Bob Nightengale
ARLINGTON, Texas — Jurickson Profar sat at a podium set up on the outfield grass at Globe Life Field, facing the outfield bleachers and a set of windows that looked out across the street at the stadium once known as The Ballpark In Arlington.
It’s about as close as you can get to glancing at your past.
“I grew up in the baseball world, right here,” Profar said Monday afternoon.
“This was home, too.”
At 31, Profar was having a moment so full-circle it might give him whiplash. Twelve years ago, Profar made his major league debut for the Texas Rangers , a 19-year-old batting ninth and staring up at World Series-tested greats like Adrian Beltre , Josh Hamilton and Michael Young .
– Gabe Lacques
ARLINGTON, Texas – Cincinnati Reds fans watching tonight's MLB All-Star Game won't want to miss the fifth inning.
That's when Reds ace Hunter Greene is scheduled to pitch for the National League in his first All-Star appearance, following the Chicago Cubs' Shota Imanaga, who gets the fourth inning for the NL.
– Cincinnati Enquirer
The 2025 Midsummer Classic will be played at Truist Park in Atlanta on July 15.
Baseball's newest power couple is stunting on the MLB All-Star Game red carpet.
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher and starter for Tuesday's game Paul Skenes . arrived with girlfriend, LSU gymnast and social media sensation Livvy Dunne . Skenes wore a white suit and black tie while Dunne wore a "neutral-colored, sparkly dress" for the occasion, she told MLB Network .
The couple were one of the most sought after pair on the red carpet, and Dunne even showed off pitch grips during an interview .
– Jordan Mendoza
ARLINGTON, Texas – The ties that bind Adley Rutschman and Steven Kwan only seem to grow more significant.
At first, it was the serendipity of adjacent stalls in the Oregon State baseball locker room. The connection of Kwan’s best friend at Oregon State having attended Rutschman’s high school. An affinity for the grind and an appreciation for ironic humor.
“I guess it was destiny,” says Kwan, “we were going to become close.”
That destiny led them this week to Globe Life Field, where Tuesday night, Kwan will lead off for a lineup that’s just about as good a squad one could find on this globe – the American League All-Stars .
– Gabe Lacques
The 2024 All-Star Game will air on FOX and can be streamed on FoxSports.com or on Fubo .
(* indicates player named as replacement)
American League
Position players
- C: Adley Rutschman (BAL)
- 1B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR)
- 2B: Marcus Semien (TEX)
- 3B: José Ramírez (CLE)
- SS: Gunnar Henderson (BAL)
- OF: Aaron Judge (NYY)
- OF: Juan Soto (NYY)
- OF: Steven Kwan (CLE)
- DH: Yordan Alvarez (HOU)
- C: Salvador Perez (KC)
- INF: Josh Naylor (CLE)
- INF: Isaac Paredes (TB)
- INF: Willi Castro (MIN) *
- INF: Corey Seager (TEX) *
- INF: Jordan Westburg (BAL) *
- INF: Bobby Witt Jr. (KC)
- OF: Jarren Duran (BOS)
- OF: Riley Greene (DET)
- OF: Anthony Santander (BAL) *
- DH: David Fry (CLE)
AL pitchers
- LHP: Tyler Anderson (LAA)
- RHP: Corbin Burnes (BAL)
- LHP: Garrett Crochet (CWS)
- RHP: Tanner Houck (BOS)
- RHP: Seth Lugo (KC)
- LHP: Cole Ragans (KC)
- LHP: Tarik Skubal (DET)
- RHP: Emmanuel Clase (CLE)
- RHP: Clay Holmes (NYY)
- RHP: Andrés Muñoz (SEA) *
- RHP: Mason Miller (OAK)
- RHP: Kirby Yates (TEX)
Unavailable
- INF: Jose Altuve (HOU)
- INF: Carlos Correa (MIN)
- INF: Rafael Devers (BOS)
- RHP: Logan Gilbert (SEA)
- OF: Kyle Tucker (HOU)
National League
Position players
- C: William Contreras (MIL)
- 1B: Bryce Harper (PHI)
- 2B: Ketel Marte (AZ)
- 3B: Alec Bohm (PHI)
- SS: Trea Turner (PHI)
- OF: Christian Yelich (MIL)
- OF: Jurickson Profar (SD)
- OF Teoscar Hernández (LAD) *
- DH: Shohei Ohtani (LAD)
- C: Will Smith (LAD)
- INF: CJ Abrams (WSH)
- INF: Pete Alonso (NYM)
- INF: Luis Arraez (SD)
- INF: Mookie Betts (LAD)
- INF: Elly De La Cruz (CIN)
- INF: Freddie Freeman (LAD)
- INF: Ryan McMahon (COL)
- OF: Teoscar Hernández (LAD)
- OF: Jackson Merrill (SD)
- OF: Heliot Ramos (SF)
- OF: Bryan Reynolds (PIT)
- DH: Marcell Ozuna (ATL)
NL pitchers
- LHP: Max Fried (ATL) *
- RHP: Hunter Greene (CIN) *
- LHP: Shota Imanaga (CHC)
- RHP: Reynaldo López (ATL)
- LHP: Cristopher Sánchez (PHI) *
- RHP: Paul Skenes (PIT)
- RHP: Logan Webb (SF)
- RHP: Jeff Hoffman (PHI)
- LHP: Tanner Scott (MIA)
- LHP: Matt Strahm (PHI)
- RHP: Robert Suarez (SD)
- RHP: Kyle Finnegan (WSH) *
Unavailable :
- OF: Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD)
- RHP: Tyler Glasnow (LAD)
- RHP: Ryan Helsley (STL)
- LHP: Chris Sale (ATL)
- LHP: Ranger Suárez (PHI)
- RHP: Zack Wheeler (PHI)
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