MLB All-Star Game 2025: Former Red Sox Star Snubbed From Roster

When MLB’s biggest stars gather next week for the All-Star Game, a pair of former Boston Red Sox greats won’t be there.

The complete rosters were announced Sunday night. Among the snubs were Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts and San Francisco Giants designated hitter Rafael Devers, both of whom were left off the National League Squad.

Betts had made eight consecutive All-Star appearances dating back to 2016 with the Red Sox. His resume includes eight All-Star selections, seven Silver Slugger Awards, six Gold Glove Awards and three World Series titles.

However this season, Betts isn’t playing up to his standards, with career lows in batting average (.252), on-base percentage (.324) and slugging percentage (.397).

But Betts still has 11 home runs, which is tied for ninth among shortstops. Oh yeah, and then there’s that. This year is his first in the big leagues where he is playing exclusively at shortstop. At age 32. So maybe someone should cut Betts some slack and realize one of MLB’s biggest stars should be playing on the league’s biggest stage.

And then there’s Betts’ former teammate. Devers was on his way to his fourth All-Star nod while playing for the Red Sox. In fact, he likely would’ve been elected a starter based on the early voting results. But everything changed when Boston sent him to the Giants in last month’s blockbuster five-player trade.

Devers has played in 19 games for San Francisco, hitting a paltry .239 with 27 strikeouts in 71 at-bats. The 28-year-old never stood a shot at cracking the NL All-Star starting lineup with Dodgers stud Shohei Ohtani the fan favorite. And it’s hard to complain about former Red Sox slugger and current Philadelphia Phillies DH Kyle Schwarber, who is fifth in the majors with 27 home runs, being selected ahead of Devers as well.

However not all is lost for Devers and Betts. Over the next week, several players will no doubt be replaced on the roster as injuries and whatnot take their toll. So we will have to see how that process plays out in the National League.