Dodgers center fielder Andy Pages had been hearing from teammates for weeks that he would be selected as an All-Star. But he wasn’t as bullish.
“I wanted to participate, but that wasn’t in my control. I didn’t want to put it out there until I knew it was for sure,” Pages said in Spanish.
On Saturday it became official. Pages was selected as an All-Star for the first time. After coming so close in 2025, he’s set to start for the National League.
“It’s exciting to be able to participate in my first one,” Pages said. “I’m really proud of the work that I’ve been doing and to have the opportunity.”
Pages is one of five Dodgers on the National League squad. Third baseman Max Muncy (third All-Star selection), first baseman Freddie Freeman (10th) and Yoshinobu Yamamoto (second) were named to the NL roster Saturday. Shohei Ohtani (sixth) was named an All-Star on June 25 after leading the majors in Phase 1 voting.
It marks the first time since 1980 that the Dodgers have had four All-Star starters. Their five All-Star selections ties the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies for the most in the majors.
Muncy is set to be the first Dodger to start the All-Star Game at third base since Ron Cey in 1977.
Though Dodgers pitcher Justin Wrobleski (10-2, 2.80 ERA) was not named an All-Star, he could play as a possible injury replacement.
The All-Star Game will be played July 14 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
Ohtani feeling better 
Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani pumps his fist after getting San Diego’s Manny Machado to ground out in the fifth inning Friday.
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Ohtani was feeling “considerably better” Saturday, after leaving Friday’s game in the seventh inning with tight right biceps.
“If things trend the way we would expect, then he’ll be in there [Sunday],” manager Dave Roberts said.
Ohtani wasn’t in the starting lineup against the Padres on Saturday, but Roberts left open the possibility that he could be available off the bench depending on “how the day goes.” Roberts didn’t expect the biceps problem to affect Ohtani’s throwing schedule between pitching starts, especially because he aggravated it on a swing.
The Dodgers, however, could still decide to have Ohtani skip his last pitching start before the All-Star break.
“The first step is how he feels tomorrow, and then the days forthcoming,” Roberts said. “So we don’t need to make that decision today, tomorrow, the next day. So we have time. And I think for us it’s just more of reading and reacting on how he feels.”