Here’s why Yankees’ Aaron Judge, other top sluggers were nowhere to be found during All-Star swing-off

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Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Schwarber celebrates after winning the tiebreaker at the MLB baseball All-Star game between the American League and National League, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Atlanta.AP

The National League won the 2025 All-Star Game Tuesday night via a swing-off in which three batters from each league took three swings each off coaches.

The players that participated in the swing-off were predetermined by each team’s manager on Monday.

AL manager Aaron Boone picked Brent Rooker, Randy Arozarena and Aranda, and NL manager Dave Roberts picked Eugenio Suárez, Kyle Schwarber and Pete Alonso for the NL. Because Suárez was hit on the left hand by a fastball in the eighth inning of the game, the NL used Kyle Stowers as an alternate.

According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, travel plans impacted starters’ ability to participate in the swing-off.

Schwarber homered on all three swings to overcome a two-home run deficit. Jonathan Aranda fell short on the American League’s final three swings, and the National League won the swing-off, 4-3.

“That’s kind of like the baseball version of a shootout,” Schwarber said after the game.

 

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