In just over a week, baseball’s brightest stars will convene in Atlanta for the Midsummer Classic.
3 more Mariners are headed to MLB All-Star Game
Here’s a look at several former Seattle Mariners who are headed to MLB’s 95th All-Star Game, along with a Seattle-area native and a local college product.
Ketel Marte, 2B, Arizona Diamondbacks
Marte, 31, is set to make his third All-Star Game start and his second in as many years. The former Mariners shortstop missed four weeks early in the season with a hamstring strain, but rebounded to slash .293/.396/.586 with 19 home runs, 11 doubles and a .982 OPS in 63 games. Marte came up through Seattle’s farm system and spent the 2015 and 2016 seasons with the Mariners before he was traded to Arizona.
Eugenio Suárez, 3B, Arizona Diamondbacks
Suárez, 33, earned his second All-Star nod. The former Mariners third baseman is on a power surge in the desert, batting .252 with 28 home runs, 16 doubles and a .562 slugging percentage in 88 games. He’s fourth on the MLB home run leaderboard and fifth in slugging. He spent the 2022 and 2023 seasons in Seattle before he was traded to Arizona.
Robbie Ray, LHP, San Francisco Giants
Ray, 33, is headed to his second All-Star Game. The former Mariners left-hander has a career-best 2.68 ERA in 107 1/3 innings, with 117 strikeouts and 39 walks. He was a key part of Seattle’s rotation in 2022, but suffered a season-ending elbow injury in his first start of 2023 and was traded to San Francisco the following winter.
Tarik Skubal, LHP, Detroit Tigers
Skubal, 28, is somehow having an even better season after winning the AL Cy Young Award last year. The Seattle University product has a 2.02 ERA in 116 innings, with 148 strikeouts and 14 walks. He has an MLB-leading 0.81 WHIP and ranks second in the majors in both ERA and strikeouts. This is his second consecutive All-Star nod.
Matthew Boyd, LHP, Chicago Cubs
Boyd, 34, is headed to his first Midsummer Classic. The Seattle-area native ranks fourth in the NL with a 2.52 ERA and has totaled 96 strikeouts and 23 walks in 103 2/3 innings. He went to Eastside Catholic High School in Sammamish, starred for Oregon State and made 10 relief appearances for the Mariners in 2022.
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