All-Star Game starters debate, Braden Montgomery has an incredible MLB debut and Paul Skenes' little leaguers side quest

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>The 2026 MLB All-Star Game is set to take place next month in Philadelphia, and while fan voting ballots have officially dropped, it’s time to start thinking about who you might place on the American and National League squads. While there are some obvious names to make the team—looking at you, Shohei Ohtani and Yordan Alvarez—fans will have to make a few difficult decisions about who else will get their vote.

>On this episode of Baseball Bar-B-Cast, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman break down both sides of the ballot and give their opinions on who they think should be voted in, including who might be the top vote-getter on the AL side with Aaron Judge set to miss the game. They also try to figure out how many players from the Philadelphia Phillies will represent their club with the game being hosted in the City of Brotherly Love.

>Later, Jake and Jordan discuss their recent trips to the ballpark, where they saw Paul Skenes take on the Los Angeles Dodgers, as well as his side quest to hang out with some little leaguers, and Gerrit Cole do something he hadn’t done since 2022 against the Cleveland Guardians. They then talk about the incredible debut from Chicago White Sox prospect Braden Montgomery and look at the crazy numbers coming out of Sacramento A’s and Milwaukee Brewers games in Las Vegas.

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>1:19 - The Opener: All-Star Game ballots released

>4:34 - Who should make the AL squad?

>18:25 - Who should make the NL squad?

>37:15 - Field Report: Skenes on and off the field

>47:35 - Cole against Cleveland

>55:03 - Around The League: Montgomery’s memorable debut

>1:03:58 - Slugfest in Las Vegas

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