Baldwin Selected as MLB All-Star Starter
July 04, 2026 | Baseball
Baldwin MLB Profile
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NEW YORK – Former Missouri State Bear and reigning National League Rookie of the Year Drake Baldwin was elected as the NL's starting catcher for the Major League Baseball All-Star game, set for July 14 at Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park, airing on FOX at 7 p.m.
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Baldwin is the second All Star in program history, joining three-time selection Ryan Howard (2006, 2009, 2010).
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The second-year Atlanta Braves catcher is batting .255 with 15 home runs and 43 RBIs in 66 games this season, putting up all-star numbers despite missing nearly a month due to injury. In his Rookie of the Year campaign in 2025, Baldwin played in 124 games and hit .274 with 19 home runs and 80 RBIs.
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The Madison, Wis., native was drafted by Atlanta in the third round (96th overall) of the 2022 MLB Draft, becoming the highest-drafted catcher in MSU history.
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Baldwin's draft year at MSU was one for the record books as he hit .341 with 19 home runs and 70 RBIs, which tied for seventh on the Bears' single-season record list. He reached safely in 57 of 60 contests that season and had a .448 on-base percentage for an NCAA Regional club. For his MoState career, Baldwin was a .317 career hitter with 24 home runs, 104 RBIs and 51 extra-base hits in 120 games, and his .994 career fielding percentage ranks second in Missouri State history.
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NEW YORK – Former Missouri State Bear and reigning National League Rookie of the Year Drake Baldwin was elected as the NL's starting catcher for the Major League Baseball All-Star game, set for July 14 at Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park, airing on FOX at 7 p.m.
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Baldwin is the second All Star in program history, joining three-time selection Ryan Howard (2006, 2009, 2010).
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The second-year Atlanta Braves catcher is batting .255 with 15 home runs and 43 RBIs in 66 games this season, putting up all-star numbers despite missing nearly a month due to injury. In his Rookie of the Year campaign in 2025, Baldwin played in 124 games and hit .274 with 19 home runs and 80 RBIs.
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The Madison, Wis., native was drafted by Atlanta in the third round (96th overall) of the 2022 MLB Draft, becoming the highest-drafted catcher in MSU history.
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Baldwin's draft year at MSU was one for the record books as he hit .341 with 19 home runs and 70 RBIs, which tied for seventh on the Bears' single-season record list. He reached safely in 57 of 60 contests that season and had a .448 on-base percentage for an NCAA Regional club. For his MoState career, Baldwin was a .317 career hitter with 24 home runs, 104 RBIs and 51 extra-base hits in 120 games, and his .994 career fielding percentage ranks second in Missouri State history.
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