Andy Pages is heading to the 2026 MLB All-Star Game with a simple plan: take it all in.
The 25-year-old Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder earned his first career selection after fans voted him in, capping a career year on both sides of the ball. On Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park, he’ll get his first taste of the Midsummer Classic, and he’s not looking to rush through any of it.
“Just enjoy every minute of it, talk to as many players as I can, do as much as I can there and try to learn as much as I can. Just try to enjoy the whole experience,” Pages said through an interpreter.
That mindset fits the way Pages approached the selection process in the first place. After getting left out of last season’s All-Star Game, he made sure he did his part this year. Still, he didn’t let the possibility of a roster spot become a distraction.
“It wasn’t something that was guaranteed, so I didn’t want to put that on myself,” Pages explained. “I wanted to focus on the games at hand and try to do the best I could instead of thinking about something I couldn’t really control.”
Pages learned he had made it from his wife before getting the formal announcement from manager Dave Roberts during a ceremony in the Dodgers clubhouse. His teammates made sure the moment felt like a celebration.
“They were super excited for me, really happy,” Pages said of the reaction from teammates. “Obviously a lot of hugs around the clubhouse but also they’ve been telling me for a couple weeks and saying it for a long time. Being patient and finally hearing my name is one of the things that stood out to them after telling me every day I was going to be there.”
Pages will be part of a Dodgers All-Star contingent that boarded a private plane for Philadelphia after a disappointing series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The group included Freddie Freeman, Max Muncy, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Justin Wrobleski. Shohei Ohtani was also slated to start for the NL in this year’s All-Star Game, but won’t be able to make the trip because of continued irritation in his left knee.
Pages also gives the Dodgers a fan-elected starting outfielder for the fifth time in the last eight Midsummer Classics. He joins Matt Kemp, 2018; Cody Bellinger, 2019; and Mookie Betts, 2022-23.
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