The Yankees will be well represented in Philadelphia.
Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger, Ben Rice and Cam Schlittler were named American League All-Stars for the 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, giving the Yankees four selections for the second straight season and tying them for the most in the American League.
The 2026 All-Star Game will be played July 14 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
Judge was voted in by the fans as an American League starting outfielder, though he will not play because of a stress fracture in his right rib. Bellinger and Schlittler were elected by the players, while Rice was selected by Major League Baseball.
For the Yankees, the group represents a little bit of everything: the face of the franchise, a former MVP who has re-established himself in New York, and two homegrown players enjoying breakout seasons that have pushed them into the national spotlight.
The Yankees have now had at least four All-Stars in back-to-back seasons and for the sixth time in the last nine All-Star Games dating back to 2017. They have also had at least three players selected to 11 of the last 12 Midsummer Classics and 30 of the last 32 since 1994.
This year’s group also carries a player-development angle. Judge, Rice and Schlittler are all homegrown Yankees, making this the franchise’s largest group of homegrown All-Stars since 2017, when Dellin Betances, Judge, Gary Sánchez and Luis Severino were selected.
Aaron Judge, OF
Previous All-Star appearances: 7
Judge’s latest All-Star selection adds another line to what has already become one of the most decorated careers in recent Yankees history.
This is Judge’s eighth All-Star selection, tying him with Bobby Richardson and Dave Winfield for the ninth-most in franchise history. He now trails only Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Derek Jeter, Joe DiMaggio, Mariano Rivera, Elston Howard, Bill Dickey and Whitey Ford on the Yankees’ all-time list.
Judge was voted in by fans for the eighth time, making him just the second Yankee to earn at least eight fan selections. The only Yankee with more is former Yankee Captain Derek Jeter, who had nine.
Judge will not be able to participate because of the rib injury, but the honor still reflects his place in the sport. Even in a season interrupted by injury, Judge remains one of baseball’s defining figures and one of the players most associated with the All-Star stage.
The Yankees’ GM Brian Cashman announced Thursday Judge will be re-imaged over the All-Star break.
Cody Bellinger, OF
Previous All-Star appearances: 2
For Bellinger, this is his third career All-Star selection and his first since 2019, when he was with the Dodgers. It is also his first as a Yankee, coming in a season where he has provided steady value on both sides of the ball.
Defensively, Bellinger has been among the best in baseball. According to FanGraphs and Sports Info Solutions, he has one of the highest Defensive Runs Saved totals among all Major Leaguers, while his four outfield assists are tied for fifth among left fielders.
Offensively, he has continued to produce in key spots. Bellinger is tied for eighth in the Majors in game-winning RBIs and tied for 10th in go-ahead RBIs. He has also been one of the Yankees’ most reliable hitters with runners in scoring position, batting .304/.384/.478 in those situations.
Since joining the Yankees, Bellinger has continued to handle left-handed pitching, batting .307/.374/.530 against lefties.
This year’s All-Star Game will carry extra meaning for him. Bellinger called it “a long time coming” and said he is especially excited to experience it with his family.
For the Yankees, his selection is a reward for the steady two-way value he has provided since arriving in New York. His return to the All-Star Game says plenty about the way he has re-established himself.
Ben Rice, 1B
Previous All-Star appearances: 0
Rice’s first All-Star selection completes one of the Yankees’ best breakout stories of the season.
After spending last year trying to establish himself at the Major League level, Rice has become one of the most productive hitters in the American League. He was named an AL All-Star and will also participate in the 2026 Home Run Derby, adding to a résumé that includes Eastern League Player of the Week and Player of the Month honors with Somerset in 2023, MiLB.com Organization All-Star recognition and an AL Player of the Week honor earlier this season.
Rice is batting .272/.363/.573 with 60 runs, 15 doubles, two triples, 26 home runs, 60 RBIs and 44 walks in 87 games. He has already matched his career high in home runs after hitting 26 in 138 games last season.
His production ranks among the best in the league. Rice is second in the AL in home runs and OPS, third in slugging percentage, 13th in on-base percentage and ninth in triples.
He has been one of the Yankees’ top extra-base threats all season, with 43 of his 88 hits going for extra bases. Twelve of his 26 home runs have given the Yankees the lead, including nine of his last 15 and 10 of his last 17.
Rice has also reached base multiple times in 43 games and at least three times in 21 games, a total that ranks among the Major League leaders. Over his last eight games, he has hit .310/.412/.724 with four home runs and seven RBIs.
Rice became the first Yankees rookie to hit three home runs in a game on July 6, 2024, against Boston. Now, one year later, he is the first Yankees first baseman selected to the All-Star Game since Mark Teixeira in 2015.
“I’m excited about it. I can’t wait to enjoy the weekend,” Rice said. “I didn’t necessarily come into the season saying, ‘I really want to be on the All-Star team.’ If you do your best every day and stick to your process and the results follow, maybe you get the chance.”
The chance came, and Rice has more than earned it.
Rice will also participate in his first T-Mobile Home Run Derby with his dad, Dan Rice, who was a former college baseball pitcher at Brown University in the 1980s. Rice leads the Yankees with 27 home runs and has firmly established himself as a pillar of the lineup. The 27-year-old has now slugged 60 homers across his first three Major League seasons.
Cam Schlittler, RHP
Previous All-Star appearances: 0
Schlittler’s first All-Star selection is one of the best stories of the Yankees’ season, but it is not the first time he has found himself in award conversations.
Before becoming an American League All-Star, Schlittler was named the South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Year and a SAL Post-Season All-Star with High-A Hudson Valley in 2024. He followed that by earning a spot on Baseball America’s Major League All-Rookie Team in 2025. Now, in 2026, he has added his first Major League All-Star selection.
His league rankings explain why. Schlittler enters the All-Star break leading the AL with a 2.01 ERA. He also ranks second in strikeouts, innings pitched, wins and WHIP, with 131 strikeouts, 112 innings, nine wins and a 0.93 WHIP. Opponents are hitting just .201 against him, the third-best mark in the league.
His 1.62 ERA through his first 17 starts was the second-best mark by a Yankees pitcher since earned runs became official in 1913, trailing only Ray Caldwell’s 1.60 ERA in 1914. He is also just the third pitcher in franchise history to post an ERA under 2.00 with at least 120 strikeouts through his first 18 starts, joining Luis Severino in 2018 and Ron Guidry in 1978.
Schlittler has allowed three runs or fewer in 17 of his 19 starts and one earned run or fewer in a Major League-best 14 starts. On the road, he has gone 7-2 with a 1.04 ERA and 81 strikeouts across 11 starts, the lowest ERA by a Yankees pitcher over his first 10 road starts of a season since 1913.
Schlittler said he would be open to starting the All-Star Game if the opportunity lined up, but made it clear that the Yankees’ needs come first.
“We’ll see. The team comes first. They are a priority,” Schlittler said. “If it lines up, it lines up. If it doesn’t, that’s fine as well.”
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