Host selection The
Atlanta Braves were awarded the game on November 16, 2023, by
Major League Baseball (MLB)
Commissioner Rob Manfred. Since moving to Atlanta, this is the third time that the Braves have hosted the MLB All-Star Game, with each at a different ballpark. The previous games were the
1972 edition at
Atlanta Stadium, which was renamed to
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in 1975, and the
2000 edition at
Turner Field. The Braves franchise also hosted two earlier All-Star Games: the
1936 edition, when the franchise was located in
Boston and the team was known as the
Boston Bees, and the
1955 edition, when the franchise was located in
Milwaukee and the team was known as the
Milwaukee Braves. Truist Park was originally scheduled to host the
2021 game before it was moved to
Denver amid protests against the
Election Integrity Act of 2021, at the recommendation of Georgia's two Senators and Atlanta city leadership (all of which represent Fulton County; the Braves moved in 2017 from Fulton to Cobb County). At the time of Atlanta's selection as hosts of the 2025 game, the law was still in effect as state legislation, although under legal challenge. In a statement made following the announcement of Atlanta's selection, Georgia governor
Brian Kemp stated "Georgia's voting laws haven't changed, but it's good to see the MLB's misguided understanding of them has...We look forward to welcoming the All-Star Game to Georgia." On July 22, 2024, the 2025 All-Star Game logo was unveiled with the presence of several former Braves players, along with Hall of Fame manager
Bobby Cox, prior to a scheduled home game against the Cincinnati Reds.
Ceremonial first pitch Former all-star position players
Andrés Galarraga,
Andruw Jones, and
Chipper Jones threw out the
ceremonial first pitch prior to the start of the game. All three previously played in the
71st All-Star Game hosted by the Braves in 2000.
Roster selections The starting rosters for each league's position players plus
designated hitter (DH) were determined by fan balloting, which was conducted in two phases. Since 2022, the first-phase top vote-getter for each league automatically received a spot in the starting lineup. The top two vote-getters for every other non-pitching position and DH advanced to the second phase of voting. There are normally six finalists for the three outfield positions in each league, except when an outfielder is the top vote-getter, in which case there are four finalists for the remaining two outfield positions. Voting does not carry over between phases. First-phase voting was held from June 4 through June 26, and second-phase voting was held from June 30 through July 2. All voting was conducted online, at
MLB.com or via the MLB
app. Starting players, as selected via voting, were announced on July 2. Reserve position players and all pitchers—selected "via 'Player Ballot' choices and selections made by the Commissioner's Office"—were announced on July 6. The leading vote-getter in each league during phase one was
Aaron Judge of the
New York Yankees and
Shohei Ohtani of the
Los Angeles Dodgers. Judge received the most votes during phase one with 4,012,983 votes.
Logo and uniforms On July 22, 2024, the logo for the 2025 All-Star Game was unveiled. The typeface was based on the Braves' team script on the logo and uniforms, while the overall design was inspired by architecture within
The Battery Atlanta, an entertainment district around Truist Park. On September 30, 2024, Major League Baseball announced that each team's regular-season home and away uniforms will be used once again in the All-Star Game, a practice that was last seen in the
2019 game. Standard league-specific uniforms, which players wore for the
2021 through
2024 All-Star Games, will be worn for the July 14 All-Star Workout Day and
Home Run Derby; unveiled on June 16, 2025, the Practice/Derby jerseys and hats feature red trim and have primary colors of
navy blue for
American League participants and light
royal blue for
National League players. On July 3, 2025, MLB announced that the Home Run Derby participants from the American League will each wear uniform number 3, while National League entrants will wear number 44 — the respective uniform numbers of
Babe Ruth and
Hank Aaron. The number idea came from
CC Sabathia, special assistant to the MLB commissioner and former pitcher, as a nod to not only to the host franchise (Aaron played the bulk of his career with the
Milwaukee/
Atlanta Braves, while Ruth finished his with the
Boston Braves), but also the dates of the Derby (July 14, or 7/14, was Ruth's career home run total) and All-Star Game (July 15, or 7/15, the number where Aaron,
in Atlanta, surpassed Ruth on the all-time HR list).
Experimental rules Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) was used during the game, using the same rules used during selected spring training games; the batter, catcher, or pitcher can challenge a ball or strike call, but must do so immediately and without assistance from anyone else. Each team receives two challenges, retaining successful challenges. ==Rosters==