To be able to call yourself an MLB All-Star even once is an immense honor. It's a title that will never be bestowed upon the wide majority of Major Leaguers. On the other end of the spectrum, you have the game's greats; the legends who appeared in 10, 15, 20 or more All-Star Games.

Each team has its own flagbearer, the player who can say that he has been chosen for more All-Star Games in a certain uniform than anyone else. That is who we will spotlight today. Here is a rundown of each current franchise's most selected All-Star in that team's uniform.

Note: This article will not count All-Star selections for defunct or relocated teams, although they may be mentioned to provide context.

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST

BLUE JAYS: Dave Stieb (seven selections)
Stieb, the Blue Jays’ franchise leader in wins and games started, was the American League’s starter in 1983 and 1984. He earned the win in the former by tossing three hitless innings. Stieb was the only pitcher to start consecutive All-Star Games in the 1980s.
Runners-up: Roy Halladay and José Bautista (six)

ORIOLES: Cal Ripken Jr. (19 selections)
Ripken’s Iron Man streak extended to the Midsummer Classic as he played in each from 1983 through 1999, logging 16 starts. That includes a start in 1996 despite suffering a broken nose about two hours prior to first pitch. But Ripken saved his best for last as his home run in his final All-Star Game was one of the highlights of the 2001 edition and helped him claim his second All-Star MVP Award.
Runner-up: Brooks Robinson (18)

RAYS: Carl Crawford and David Price (four selections)
Crawford’s solo shot off of Francisco Cordero in 2007 stood as Tampa Bay’s lone All-Star Game home run until Mike Zunino left the yard in 2021. Crawford was named the game’s MVP in 2009 after making a leaping catch at the wall to help preserve a 3-3 tie before the AL prevailed, 4-3, to notch its 12th straight victory.

Price started the 2010 game, throwing two scoreless innings. The 24-year-old Price was the youngest pitcher to start an All-Star Game since Dwight Gooden in 1988.
Runner-up: Evan Longoria (three)

RED SOX: Ted Williams (19 selections)
No player has more RBIs (12) or walks (11) in All-Star Game history than Williams, who was selected in all but one season in which he was an active player from 1940-1960. He compiled a .304/.439/.652 slash line as an All-Star and authored some of the game’s most memorable moments. That list includes its first-ever walk-off home run in 1941, his four-hit, two-homer performance in 1946, and picking up an RBI single a few innings after fracturing his elbow in 1950.
Runner-up: Carl Yastrzemski (18)

YANKEES: Mickey Mantle (20 selections)
Mantle homered in the 1955 game and then went back-to-back with Williams in 1956. The Yankees legend was selected to each All-Star Game from 1952-65, including two nods each from 1959-62, when there were two games per year. However, The Mick owns a rather ignominious career record -- his 17 strikeouts are the most in All-Star Game history.
Runner-up: Yogi Berra (18)

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL

GUARDIANS: Bob Feller and Lou Boudreau (eight selections)
Selected as a 19-year-old in 1938, Feller made his first All-Star Game appearance the following season and threw 3 2/3 scoreless innings to earn the save for the American League. Only two pitchers -- Gooden and Fernando Valenzuela -- were younger when they made their All-Star debut.

There have been only six leadoff home runs in All-Star Game history; Boudreau accounted for one when he sent a ball into the left-field seats at the Polo Grounds in 1942. That year also marked the 24-year-old’s first season as Cleveland's player-manager. Boudreau made two more All-Star Game appearances while holding that dual title.
Runners-up: Ken Keltner, Bob Lemon and Larry Doby (seven)

ROYALS: George Brett (13 selections)
Brett was chosen for every All-Star Game from 1976 through 1988. In a three-game stretch from 1982-84, the Royals’ all-time hits leader went 5-for-9 with a double, a triple and a home run. That homer to straightaway center field was the AL’s only run in 1984.
Runner-up: Salvador Perez (nine)

TIGERS: Al Kaline (18 selections)
Mr. Tiger is the youngest position player to ever start an All-Star Game. He batted sixth and was in right field for the 1955 event at just 20 years and 205 days old. He doubled in his third at-bat that day. In 1957, Kaline came through with a two-run single in the ninth inning to lift the AL to a 6-5 victory and then homered in 1959 and 1960.
Runner-up: Bill Freehan (11)

TWINS: Rod Carew (12 selections)
A seven-time batting champion, Carew found himself in a hitting slump through most of his All-Star history with the Twins; he was just 3-for-27 through his first 10 appearances. But in his final Midsummer Classic with Minnesota in 1978, Carew hit two triples, a feat that had not been accomplished then or since in an All-Star Game.

Harmon Killebrew was selected 13 times in franchise history, but his first two came while with the Washington Senators.
Runner-up: Killebrew (11)

WHITE SOX: Nellie Fox (15 selections)
Fox, who led the American League in hits four times during his career, had a few timely hits as an All-Star. His two-run single in the bottom of the eighth inning broke a 9-9 tie and buoyed the AL to victory in 1954. Four years later, he drove in a run, scored another and was the only player to record multiple hits in a 4-3 win. Fox posted a .368 batting average in the All-Star Game, the highest among all players with at least 35 at-bats.
Runner-up: Luis Aparicio (nine)

AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST

ANGELS: Mike Trout (11 selections)
Trout was named All-Star Game MVP in 2014 and 2015, making him the only player to receive the honor in consecutive years. In the former, he hit an RBI triple that scored the first run of the game and a go-ahead RBI double in the fifth inning that gave the AL a lead it would not relinquish. The following year, Trout lined the fourth pitch from Zack Greinke over the right-field wall at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Trout registered a hit in his first six All-Star Games; Willie Mays and Joe Morgan are the only other players to accomplish that.
Runners-up: Jim Fregosi and Rod Carew (six)

ASTROS: Jose Altuve (nine selections)
By 2018, Altuve was a three-time batting champion with four 200-hit seasons to his credit. But he couldn't buy a hit through his first five All-Star appearances, going 0-for-8 with one RBI and three strikeouts. He was retired in his first two at-bats during the '18 edition before finally getting the monkey off his back with a line-drive single to right-center off of Aaron Nola. Upon reaching first base, Altuve jokingly motioned to have the ball taken out of play so that he could keep it as a souvenir. Altuve was named a starter yet again at second base for the Astros in 2024.
Runner-up: Craig Biggio (seven)

ATHLETICS: Mark McGwire (nine selections)
Memories of McGwire during All-Star Week are attached to his exploits in the Home Run Derby much more so than the game itself. Big Mac never homered in 20 All-Star at-bats, and his only run-scoring hit was a two-run single in the first inning in 1992 as the American League rolled, 13-6.
Runners-up: Reggie Jackson and Rickey Henderson (six)

MARINERS: Ken Griffey Jr. and Ichiro Suzuki (10 selections)
Griffey did his part in that '92 game, blasting a home run to the opposite field off of Greg Maddux en route to being named MVP. He is part of the only father-son duo to earn All-Star MVP honors as Ken Griffey Sr. was the game’s Most Valuable Player in 1980.

Ichiro created his own piece of All-Star history in 2007 when he sent a line drive over the head of Griffey Jr., then playing for the Reds, in right field. The ball banged off the wall and caromed away from Griffey, allowing Ichiro to race around for the only inside-the-park home run in All-Star history. Ichiro went 3-for-3 that night and took home the MVP Award. No player has collected three hits in an All-Star Game since that year.
Runner-up: Edgar Martinez (seven)

RANGERS: Iván Rodríguez (10 selections)
Rodriguez was the AL’s starting catcher in each Midsummer Classic from 1993 through 2001 while playing for the Rangers. Only Yogi Berra and Johnny Bench made more All-Star starts at catcher for a single team. Pudge went 3-for-4 in the 1998 game and is the only catcher to pick up three hits in an All-Star Game.
Runner-up: Michael Young (seven)

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST

BRAVES: Hank Aaron (nine selections)
Even though Aaron went to 15 All-Star Games as a Brave before the franchise moved from Milwaukee in 1966, he is still Atlanta’s leader in selections. It took until his sixth All-Star appearance as an Atlanta Brave -- and 21st overall -- before Aaron launched his first home run. He then followed up that 1971 homer with another in 1972, but that one had to feel a little sweeter as it came in front of the locals at Atlanta Stadium.
Runners-up: John Smoltz, Tom Glavine and Chipper Jones (eight)

MARLINS: Miguel Cabrera and Giancarlo Stanton (four selections)
Cabrera made his first All-Star Game appearance as a 21-year-old in 2004. Although he didn’t get a hit in his five All-Star at-bats as a Marlin, he is one of only three players in franchise history to play in three consecutive games.

Stanton was able to play in two of the four games for which he was chosen, going 0-for-6. But he will always have his incredible display in the 2016 Home Run Derby. The Marlins have had only one All-Star Game hit since 2009.
Runners-up: Luis Castillo, Mike Lowell and Hanley Ramirez (three)

METS: Tom Seaver (nine selections)
Selected to the All-Star Game as a rookie in 1967, Seaver had to wait until the 15th inning to get into the action, but he handled the moment with aplomb as he notched the save in a 2-1 National League victory. Over his next two All-Star games -- in relief in 1968 and as the NL starter in 1970 -- Seaver threw five scoreless innings and struck out nine. Five of those nine batters are Hall of Famers.
Runners-up: Darryl Strawberry, Mike Piazza and David Wright (seven)

NATIONALS: Bryce Harper and Max Scherzer (six selections)
Gary Carter and Tim Raines were selected to seven All-Star Games each as Expos, but Harper and Scherzer reside as the Nationals’ leaders. Harper got into his first Midsummer Classic in 2012 as a 19-year-old rookie, becoming the youngest position player and only the second teenager to play in the event. The following year, he started in center field, making him the youngest from the Senior Circuit to start an All-Star Game.

Scherzer is one of only six pitchers to start at least four All-Star Games. He was at his most dominant in the 2018 edition in front of his home crowd at Nationals Park. He threw two innings and struck out four batters, including Jose Altuve and José Abreu on a couple of high-90s fastballs.
Runner-up: Stephen Strasburg (three)

PHILLIES: Mike Schmidt (12 selections)
The 1981 All-Star Game featured a late-inning showdown between Schmidt, that season’s NL MVP, and Brewers closer Rollie Fingers, the ‘81 AL MVP and Cy Young Award winner. Schmidt won the battle, taking Fingers deep for a go-ahead, two-run homer to grab a 6-5 victory for the National League. Schmidt later called that his most memorable All-Star Game.
Runners-up: Robin Roberts and Steve Carlton (seven)

NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL

BREWERS: Ryan Braun (six selections)
Not only does Braun pace the Brewers in All-Star selections, he has started more All-Star Games than any player in franchise history (four). He is also the only player ever to record a triple in consecutive All-Star appearances. Those three-baggers came in his final two games, 2012 and 2015.
Runners-up: Cecil Cooper and Paul Molitor (five)

CARDINALS: Stan Musial (24 selections)
Stan the Man was one of the most prolific and versatile players in the history of the Midsummer Classic. He ranks first or second in a bevy of categories, but no one matches his six home runs. His most famous clout came in 1955, when he hit the first extra-inning walk-off homer in the game’s history. Musial’s career slash line across 63 at-bats in the All-Star Game was a robust .317/.394/.635. He also started multiple All-Star Games at four different positions, including at least two starts at each outfield spot and four at first base.
Runner-up: Ozzie Smith (14)

CUBS: Ernie Banks (14 selections)
That 1955 All-Star Game featured Banks for the first time in his career. He would be selected to 10 of the next 11 games. Mr. Cub recorded three multihit performances as an All-Star, headlined by a 2-for-4 day in 1960 that included a two-run home run in the first inning as part of a 5-3 NL win.
Runner-up: Ryne Sandberg (10)

PIRATES: Roberto Clemente (15 selections)
Clemente was selected to and played in 12 of the 13 All-Star Games during the 1960s, including both of the games held in 1960, 1961 and 1962. But his homer in 1971 stands as his most indelible moment. That solo blast off of the Tigers’ Mickey Lolich would end up being Clemente’s final All-Star plate appearance as he was voted in by the fans to start in 1972 but did not play.
Runner-up: Bill Mazeroski (10)

REDS: Johnny Bench (14 selections)
Bench, like Clemente, sent a ball into the upper deck at Tiger Stadium during the 1971 game. He would have had two homers in 1969, but Carl Yastrzemski extended over the left-field wall to rob him. Bench is one of 10 players who have hit at least three home runs in the All-Star Game. He made his All-Star debut at age 20 in 1968 and was the NL’s starting catcher for each game from 1969-77.
Runner-up: Pete Rose (13)

NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST

D-BACKS: Paul Goldschmidt (six selections)
Goldschmidt’s three All-Star starts are the most in franchise history. As an All-Star rookie in 2013, his ninth-inning double accounted for the NL’s only extra-base hit. But then Goldschmidt went just 1-for-12 with a single at the plate from 2014-18.
Runners-up: Luis Gonzalez and Randy Johnson (five)

DODGERS: Clayton Kershaw (10 selections)
Kershaw threw a perfect inning in the All-Star Game in each of the three seasons he won the NL Cy Young Award: 2011, 2013 and 2014. Perhaps the best starting pitcher of his generation, Kershaw's first six All-Star Game appearances came in relief before he finally got a starting nod for the 2022 Midsummer Classic at Dodger Stadium.

If this list included Brooklyn Dodgers, Pee Wee Reese would have tied Kershaw for the top spot with 10 selections.
Runners-up: Don Drysdale (nine)

GIANTS: Willie Mays (18 selections)
Let’s go from Drysdale, the best All-Star pitcher, to the best All-Star hitter. No one surpasses Mays, who played in four All-Star Games before the Giants moved west from New York. He then made 13 consecutive starts for San Francisco from 1958-66 and played the entire game 10 times during that span. A two-time All-Star MVP, Mays is the game’s career leader in at-bats, runs, hits, stolen bases and multihit performances.
Runner-up: Barry Bonds (12)

PADRES: Tony Gwynn (15 selections)
One of baseball’s most accomplished hitters, Gwynn batted only .241 through 27 All-Star at-bats. But he did produce a couple of special moments. The first came in 1991, in front of his home fans in San Diego, when he threw out two baserunners from right field. The second came in 1994, the season in which Gwynn batted .394. He laced a two-run double in the third inning to give the NL the lead. He then opened the 10th inning with a single and came around to score the winning run on Moises Alou’s walk-off double.
Runner-up: Trevor Hoffman (six)

ROCKIES: Todd Helton, Troy Tulowitzki and Nolan Arenado (five selections)
In 2003, Helton hammered the first All-Star home run in Rockies history, a two-run blast to center field off of Shigetoshi Hasegawa. That came a year after he picked up an RBI single during the All-Star Game tie of 2002.

Tulowitzki’s first two selections came in 2010 and 2011; he was the only player in the Majors to earn an All-Star nod, a Gold Glove and a Silver Slugger in each of those seasons.

Arenado was selected to each game from 2015-19 and was the starting third baseman in the final three. Larry Walker is the only other Rockies player to start three consecutive All-Star Games. Arenado was also the only NL player to get multiple hits during the 2017 game.
Runners-up: Walker, Dante Bichette and Charlie Blackmon (four)