US EditionHere’s Why Yankees’ Aaron Judge, Other Top Sluggers Were Nowhere to Be Found During All-Star Swing-Off
ATLANTA, JUL 15 – Kyle Schwarber hit three home runs in three swings during MLB's first All-Star Game swing-off, securing MVP honors and the National League's 4-3 victory in a historic tiebreaker.
- The 95th MLB Mid-Summer Classic took place on July 15, 2025, in Atlanta and was uniquely decided by the first-ever home run swing-off between the two league teams.
- The National League built a 6-0 lead through key hits by Ketel Marte, Pete Alonso, and Corbin Carroll before the American League rallied late to tie the game and force the swing-off.
- Philadelphia Phillies star Kyle Schwarber powered the National League to a 4-3 lead during the home run swing-off following a 6-6 tie and earned the All-Star MVP award, despite a 0-for-2 performance with a walk during the main game.
- Pitcher Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates started for the National League and pitched a perfect first inning, striking out notable batters including Aaron Judge, while rookie Jacob Misiorowski threw a one-hit eighth showcasing his 100 mph fastballs.
- The game featured a robot umpire debut and successful challenges, with the swing-off introduced in 2022 to prevent pitcher exhaustion, and fans enthusiastically supported Schwarber, who called the experience "awesome.
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Here’s why Yankees’ Aaron Judge, other top sluggers were nowhere to be found during All-Star swing-off
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.
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Kyle Schwarber the NL hero in unlikely All-Star Game ending
ATLANTA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber was nervous. He had played in Game 7 of the World Series, homered for the United States in the World Baseball Classic. But he had never walked up to the plate in an All-Star Game swing-off. No one had. “That’s kind of like the baseball version of a shootout,” he said after homering on all three of his swings, going down to his left knee on the final one, to overcome a two-homer deficit. That held up when Jonathan Ar…
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