Victor Wembanyama rookie card lands NBA star on PSA’s card-based MLB All-Star team

In honor of the July 16 MLB All-Star Game, card-grading company PSA has created its own all-star teams based on the most graded and most popular baseball cards during the 2024 season.

While the PSA All-Star team is heavy on rising, young stars and their hottest rookie cards, it also features some of the game’s biggest names, including Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout, Juan Soto, Justin Verlander, Bryce Harper, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, and the injured Ronald Acuna Jr.

Among the top rookies highlighted on the team are Jackson Holliday, Elly De La Cruz, Wyatt Langford and Paul Skenes.

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The team features one oddity: NBA Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama is listed as the AL starting pitcher because of his popular rookie card picturing him throwing out a ceremonial first pitch for the New York Yankees.

Here’s a look at PSA’s AL and NL All-Star teams:

P Victor Wembanyama | Justin Verlander

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C Adley Rutschman

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1B Vlad Guerrero Jr. | Triston Casas

2B Jackson Holiday | Jose Altuve

3B Junior Caminero | Josh Jung

SS Gunnar Henderson | Bobby Witt Jr.

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OF Julio Rodriguez | Jasson Dominguez

OF Wyatt Langford | Juan Soto

OF Aaron Judge | Evan Carter

DH Mike Trout | Spencer Jones

P Paul Skenes | Yoshinobu Yamamoto

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C Francisco Alverez

1B Bryce Harper | Freddie Freeman

2B Nolan Gorman | Bryson Stott

3B Christopher Morel | Brett Baty

SS Elly De La Cruz | Oneil Cruz

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OF Jackson Chourio | Michael Harris II

OF Ronald Acuna Jr. | Jordan Walker

OF Corbin Carroll | Mookie Betts

DH Shohei Ohtani | Fernando Tatis Jr. 

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