Tarik Skubal has a bone to pick with Major League Baseball.
Tarik Skubal Calls Out Major League Baseball For Tigers All-Star Game Omissions Sunday originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Detroit Tigers improved their MLB best record to 57-34 with a 7-2 road win over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday on the strength of a 10th-inning go-ahead three run homer off of the bat of shortstop Trey Sweeney.
The Tigers' big win was followed up a 5-1 Los Angeles Dodgers loss to the Houston Astros, giving AJ Hinch's team the best record in Major League Baseball once again.
Sunday also brought with it news on MLB's 2025 All-Star Game rosters which included disappointing news on the Tigers front that caused Detroit All-Star and former Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal to react in an emotional fashion.
"It means a lot," Skubal said about his All-Star Game nod on Sunday.
"To be able to go share it with more teammates and stuff (is) also pretty special," he added.
"To be honest I'm pretty disappointed with only the four guys we got, I think there's a lot more deserving guys on our team, you know, we've got the best record in the American League, umm, I would like to think that we'd be more represented there," Skubal added, naming Tigers players he thought should have gotten picked.
"As much as I enjoy it that I'm going I'm pretty disappointed with only the four of us going," Skubal added in comments captured on camera in the Tigers' locker room after their win over Cleveland.
Tarik Skubal wasn’t happy with the Tigers’ lack of representation in the MLB All-Star Game 😳
— Woodward Sports Network (@woodwardsports) July 6, 2025
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The Tigers made the playoffs last season before falling to the Guardians and are the odds-on favorite to win the American League Central and return to MLB's second season later this year.
Related: Tigers Make Historic MLB All-Star Game Announcement Sunday
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 6, 2025, where it first appeared.
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