The sixth inning turned out to be Alabama’s time to shine at the MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday night. In that frame, the two 2025 all-stars from the state were in the spotlight and, at the end of the inning, Major League Baseball honored Mobile’s favorite son with a video tribute to Hank Aaron’s 715th home run.

The two players with Alabama baseball roots at the game were St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Brendan Donovan and Detroit Tigers pitcher Casey Mize. Donovan played at Enterprise High School and South Alabama on his way to the big leagues. Mize is an alumnus of Springville High School and Auburn.

Each player earned his first All-Star Game selection this season.

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Donovan took the field in the fifth inning as he replaced starter Ketel Marte of the Arizona Diamondbacks at second base for the National League.

Donovan came to bat after outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. of the San Diego Padres had singled and stolen second to lead off the bottom of the sixth. Donovan legged out an infield single off Kansas City pitcher Kris Bubic, setting the table for New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso to unload a three-run homer as the next batter. That gave the National League a 5-0 lead.

Bubic retired the next NL batter before Mize came in from the American League bullpen.

Mize got catcher Hunter Goodman of the Colorado Rockies to pop out to center fielder Byron Buxton of the Minnesota Twins, yielded a home run to Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll and struck out Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz to end the inning.

That was it for Mize, as the American League used 11 pitchers in the game.

In the bottom of the seventh, Donovan singled to center with two outs off Kansas City pitcher Carlos Estevez to put runners on first and second, but the Royals reliever got out of the jam by striking out Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson.

The American League rallied for four runs in the seventh and two runs in the ninth to tie the score at 6-6.

Donovan made the final out in the bottom of the ninth inning on a bad-luck play. He clipped a pitch from Aroldis Chapman of the Boston Red Sox practically straight down. The ball landed behind the plate, but catcher Alejandro Kirk of the Toronto Blue Jays waited to pick up the baseball after it had spun into fair territory. Kirk then tagged out Donovan.

That left the score at 6-6 and triggered for the first time Major League Baseball’s plan for deciding an All-Star Game tied after nine innings with a home run derby-style swingoff. The National League hit four home runs to the American League’s three to win the game.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X at @AMarkG1.