Kyle Schwarber of the National League All-Stars kneels down while hitting a home run./Courtesy of Yonhap News

The National League (NL) won the Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Game after an extra inning home run derby.

On the 16th (Korean time), the NL played to a 6-6 tie against the American League (AL) in the 2025 MLB All-Star Game held at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, before winning 4-3 in the extra inning home run tiebreaker.

Kyle Schwarber of the NL, who hit three home runs in the extra inning tiebreaker, was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the All-Star Game.

Shohei Ohtani of the NL, starting as the designated hitter, recorded 1 hit and 1 run in 2 at-bats. Pete Alonso of the NL hit a 3-run home run.

Brenton Looker of the AL contributed by hitting a 3-run home run to set up a comeback.

The NL took an early lead. In the bottom of the first inning, with Ohtani and Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Atlanta Braves reaching base with infield hits, Ketel Marte of the Arizona Diamondbacks hit a 2-run double.

Leading 2-0, the NL extended its lead in the bottom of the sixth inning. After Fernando Tatis Jr. of the San Diego Padres walked and Brendan Donovan of the St. Louis Cardinals singled, Pete Alonso of the Mets hit a 3-run home run.

Later, with 2 outs and nobody on base, Corbin Carroll of Arizona hit a home run, increasing the NL's lead to 6-0.

The AL began to rally in the top of the seventh inning. Alejandro Kirk of the Toronto Blue Jays got a hit, and Jonathan Aranda of the Tampa Bay Rays walked before Looker hit a 3-run home run.

With 1 out and runners on first and third, Bobby Witt Jr.'s ground ball to second base allowed third baseman Maikel Garcia of the Kansas City Royals to score, narrowing the gap to 2 runs.

The AL finally leveled the game in the top of the ninth inning. After consecutive doubles by Byron Buxton of the Minnesota Twins and Witt Jr. cut the lead, Steven Kwan recorded a game-tying RBI infield hit with 2 outs and a runner on third.

With neither team able to gain an advantage by the ninth inning, they proceeded to the home run derby tiebreaker to determine the winner. This is the first time the home run tiebreaker, introduced in 2022, has been used in the All-Star Game.

The home run tiebreaker featured a total of 6 batters, with 3 from each team participating. Without a time limit, batters could swing three times, and the team with the most combined home runs would be declared the final winner.

Looker, the first batter for the AL, hit 2 home runs, while Kyle Stowers of the Miami Marlins hit 1 out of the park.

NL's second batter, Schwarber, hit all 3 pitches out of the park, surpassing AL's Randy Arozarena of Seattle, who hit none.

Afterward, AL's Jonathan Aranda of Tampa Bay failed to hit a single home run, confirming the NL's victory.

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