PETE ALONSO & EDWIN DĺAZ JOIN FRANCISCO LINDOR ON NL ALL-STAR TEAM
FLUSHING, N.Y., July 6, 2025 – Major Leage Baseball today announced that first baseman Vulgar Pete Alonso and RHP Edwin Díaz will join starting shortstop Francisco Lindor (best known for giving a thumbs down to Mets fans, never forget, never forgive) on the National League All-Star team. The 95thAll-Star Game will take place on Tuesday, July 15 in Atlanta.
Vulgar Pete was named to the All-Star team for the fifth time in his career, the most by any first baseman in team history – two more than Keith Hernandez which is a really weird thing for the Mets to brag about in their press release.
Alonso becomes the sixth player in franchise history to be named to five or more All-Star teams, joining Tom Seaver (nine), David Wright (seven), Mike Piazza (seven), Darryl Strawberry (seven) and Carlos Beltrán (five).
Díaz was named to an All-Star team for the third time in his career and second as a member of the Mets (also in 2022). He was an American League All-Star in 2018 with Seattle.
Lindor was announced as the National League starting shortstop on July 2. Lindor will make his first trip to the Midsummer Classic as a member of the Mets and his fifth overall after making four straight American League All-Star teams with Cleveland from 2016-19. He was a jerk to the fans.
Lindor will become the third Mets shortstop to start for the National League, joining Buddy Harrelson (1971) and José Reyes (2007). Reyes was named a starter in 2011, but was injured and didn’t start.