Max Meyer, Otto Lopez to represent Marlins at 2026 MLB All-Star Game

[Kevin Barral]

Major League Baseball announced the 2026 MLB All-Star Game rosters on Saturday night. For the first time since 2023, multiple Miami Marlins players have made the National League roster: shortstop Otto Lopez and right-hander Max Meyer. It’s the first career selection for both of them.

Lopez, who was acquired via waivers from the San Francisco Giants in 2024, now becomes the first All-Star Marlins shortstop since Hanley Ramírez (2010). He also joins Álex González (1999) and Édgar Rentería (1998) as the fourth different Marlins shortstop to make the All-Star game.

Lopez has been the best acquisition of the Peter Bendix era thus far, amounting 10.5 bWAR in parts of three seasons to easily lead all Marlins players in the category. This season alone, Lopez already has 4.1 bWAR, which is fifth-most by a Marlins shortstop in a single season behind four different Hanley Ramírez seasons.

In 87 games this season, Lopez is slashing .337/.368/.493/.861 with seven home runs, 37 RBI, 17 stolen bases and a 135 wRC+. Lopez leads MLB in batting average and hits. He also is tied for second in doubles (23), tied for third in triples (five) and ranks sixth among National League hitters in total bases (171). Amongst all shortstops, Lopez ranks first in OPS (.861), second in on base percentage (.368) and fourth in stolen bases (17).

Lopez also set the franchise record for most multi-hit games (37) before the All-Star break, surpassing Miguel Cabrera.

The Marlins selected Meyer with the third overall pick in the 2020 draft out of the University of Minnesota. After battling multiple injuries that have kept him off the field and struggling even when he was healthy, Meyer has taken a huge leap in 2026, posting a 2.53 ERA, 3.45 FIP, 9.79 K/9 and 3.15 BB/9 in 18 starts (103.0 IP). Meyer had a 9-0 record prior to his last outing, tying Liván Hernández (1997) for the best start to a season in Marlins history. He set a club record for longest undefeated streak by a starter in a single season.

A main reason for Meyer's success was the addition of a sweeper and sinker to his arsenal. The sweeper, which is now his most-used pitch (30.8%), has a plus-four run value, generating 38.2% of his strikeouts. The sweeper has been a good compliment to his already nasty slider, which has a plus-nine run value.

Meyer becomes the fourth first-round pick in franchise history to be named an All-Star while with the Marlins, joining Charles Johnson, José Fernández and Trevor Rogers. He also becomes the 11th different Marlins starter to be named an All-Star and the first since Sandy Alcantara in 2022.

The Midsummer Classic will take place at Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies, on Tuesday, July 14.

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