Athletics slugger Brent Rooker named to 2025 MLB All-Star Game
Athletics slugger Brent Rooker will be joining teammate Jacob Wilson in Atlanta for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game.
Rooker is on pace to hit more than 30 home runs for a third straight year. Going into Sunday's game, he is hitting .273 with 48 RBIs.
It will be his second All-Star selection in the past three years, all with the Athletics.
Brent Rooker fresh off being named a 2025 AL All-Star. 18 HR, 48 RBIs leads the A’s in both categories. His thoughts after earning his second career selection to the Mid-Summer Classic. No snub this time!@CBSSacramento @Brent_Rooker25 pic.twitter.com/VFfatRBra7
— Brandon Benitez (@BranitezSports) July 7, 2025
Rooker joins rookie teammate Wilson, who will be starting at shortstop.
The All-Star game is on July 15 at 4 p.m. at Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves.
The A's (37-54) will host the San Francisco Giants (48-42) Sunday night at Sutter Health Park in a rubber game.