Major League Baseball locked in the Mlb All-star Schedule for Tuesday night by announcing the starting pitchers and lineups for the 2026 All-Star Game, and Atlanta will have two starters in the lineup. Ozzie Albies will bat sixth, while Drake Baldwin is set for the ninth spot in the order.
The timing matters because the game begins at 8 pm ET on FOX, closing All-Star week with the sport’s biggest midsummer stage. For Albies and Baldwin, the fan vote got them into the lineup, and the announcement turned that public support into a defined batting order for Tuesday night.
Cristopher Sánchez will take the ball for the National League in his home ballpark, and Dylan Cease will start for the American League as a first-time All-Star. That gives the game a clear pitching frame, even if the full starting lineups were not laid out in the announcement being circulated, leaving the batting card only partly visible ahead of first pitch.
Dave Roberts and the American League’s John Schneider now have the final shape of the showcase set in place, with Tuesday night’s All-Star Game serving as the cap to All-Star week. The only major question left for readers is not who starts, but how those named starters turn the lineup spots they earned into the one-night snapshot the event is built for.
