Ketel Marte named 2025 All-Star Game starter at second-base

The decision is not a huge surprise, with Ketel Marte having topped the voting in Phase 1 at second-base in the National League. That qualified him to go head-to-head with the other top vote-getter, the Dodgers’ Tommy Edman (and there’s a good case that Edman shouldn’t have even made it into Phase 2). Well, we’ve all made more difficult decision than that...

Marte was, in fact, the biggest vote-getter of any National League player in Phase 2. It will be his third selection to the game, following up his appearances in 2019 and 2024. That ties him with pitchers Zack Greinke and Brandon Webb, with the ones ahead of him being Luis Gonzalez and Randy Johnson (five apiece) and Paul Goldschmidt…