These All-Star sons also had All-Star fathers

On Tuesday night at Truist Park, Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson started for the American League in the 2025 All-Star Game. The honor came 21 years after his father, Jack, was a reserve shortstop on the National League squad at the 2004 Midsummer Classic in Houston.

Jacob and Jack are the first father-son duo to both become All-Star shortstops, but there is a bit more precedent in baseball history if you take position out of the equation. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Wilsons are the 21st father-son duo in which both players made at least one All-Star squad. (They're not the only one with a son in the 2025 event, either.)

Here is the full list, sorted by total All-Star selections, with the father listed first in each pairing.

17 ASG: Bobby Bonds (3) and Barry Bonds (14)
Not only did both Bondses become All-Star outfielders, but both did so for the Giants: Bobby in 1971 in ‘73 and Barry 12 times between 1993-2007. One thing Bobby accomplished that Barry didn’t? Winning an All-Star Game MVP Award, which he did in 1973 in Kansas City.

16 ASG: Ken Griffey (3) and Ken Griffey Jr. (13)
Like the Bondses, the Griffeys both played outfield -- in fact, the same outfield at one point -- and they shared a team that they both represented in the Midsummer Classic (the Reds). Unlike the Bondses, they both won an All-Star Game MVP Award, Senior in 1980 and Junior in 1992. That’s something no other pair on this list has done.

14 ASG: Vladimir Guerrero (9) and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (5)
Vlad Sr. set a pretty high bar, but his son is gaining on him, with five selections (all in a row) through his age-26 season in 2025. He also bested his dad by taking home All-Star Game MVP honors in 2021, the year when the Guerreros joined the two pairs above as the only ones to both hit an All-Star Game homer.

13 ASG: Sandy Alomar (1) and Roberto Alomar (12)
7 ASG: Sandy Alomar (1) and Sandy Alomar Jr. (6)
Not only did Sandy Alomar carve out a 15-year Major League career and make it to the All-Star Game in 1970, but he had two sons who earned a combined 18 selections. Even more impressively, the sons were also All-Star Game MVPs in back-to-back seasons: Sandy Jr. in 1997 and Roberto in ‘98.

9 ASG: Felipe Alou (3) and Moises Alou (6)
Felipe Alou not only went to three All-Star Games as a player but also managed one, serving as skipper of the 1995 NL squad. One of Felipe’s two brothers who made it to the Majors, Matty Alou, also was an All-Star (twice). Felipe and Matty both were reserves on the 1968 NL roster.

9 ASG: Gus Bell (4) and Buddy Bell (5)
If you’re looking for balance, the Bells are one of only two pairs on this list -- along with the Guerreros -- where both father and son made at least four All-Star teams. Buddy also had two Major League sons (David and Mike), but neither became an All-Star.

9 ASG: Cecil Fielder (3) and Prince Fielder (6)
The Fielders finished their careers with the exact same home run total (319). But Prince doubled Cecil’s total of three All-Star selections and for good measure also won an All-Star Game MVP Award (2011). Oh, and a pair of Home Run Derby titles in 2009 and ‘12.

7 ASG: Bob Boone (4) and Bret Boone (3)
6 ASG: Ray Boone (2) and Bob Boone (4)
5 ASG: Bob Boone (4) and Aaron Boone (1)
The Boones are a storied, three-generation MLB family, so we’ll lump together these three duos, which collectively feature grandfather Ray, father Bob and sons Aaron and Bret, who were on opposite sides as reserves in the 2003 All-Star Game. Aaron also adds All-Star Game manager to his resume in 2025, skippering the AL squad.

6 ASG: Dante Bichette (4) and Bo Bichette (2)
Joining the expansion Rockies at altitude was a boon for Dante, who made four NL All-Star squads between 1994-98. Bo made the AL squad in 2021 and ‘23, both times alongside his second-generation teammate, Guerrero Jr.

6 ASG: Turk Farrell (5) and Richard Dotson (1)
This is a unique entry on the list because the connection between Farrell and Dotson -- both right-handed pitchers -- was a secret for decades. It wasn’t until 2018, 34 years after his lone All-Star season, that Dotson discovered, through a DNA test and a genealogy site, that Farrell (who died in 1977) was his biological father. Jayson Stark of The Athletic explained the full story back in 2020 (subscription required.)

6 ASG: Jim Hegan (5) and Mike Hegan (1)
After missing all of 1943-45 to World War II military service, Jim made five All-Star teams in six years from 1947-52, despite a .663 OPS over that stretch. Why? He was an elite defensive catcher who threw out more than 54% of base stealers in that same span. Meanwhile, Mike has the distinction of being one of two players -- along with Don Mincher -- to represent the Seattle Pilots at the All-Star Game during their lone season in 1969, before the franchise moved to Milwaukee.

5 ASG: Tom Gordon (3) and Dee Strange-Gordon (2)
After converting from starting to relief in 1998, Tom was an All-Star in that role for three different teams in his 30s: the Red Sox, Yankees and Phillies. His son, a three-time league stolen base leader, made his two Midsummer Classics back to back in 2014-15 -- bookending a trade from the Dodgers to the Marlins.

3 ASG: Randy Hundley (1) and Todd Hundley (2)
Both Hundleys were catchers and both made NL All-Star teams, although neither was able to crack a starting lineup. Why? Randy was stuck behind Johnny Bench, while Todd was behind Mike Piazza.

3 ASG: Vern Law (2) and Vance Law (1)
Vern won an All-Star Game and saved an All-Star Game … in the same year. This was 1960, during the brief era of two ASG per year. (Though also, to be clear, before the save became an official stat in 1969.) In the first game, on July 11, he recorded the final two outs in an NL win. In the second, two days later, he started opposite Whitey Ford and pitched two scoreless innings in another victory.

2 ASG: Joe Coleman (1) and Joe Coleman (1)
The elder Coleman nabbed his All-Star selection in 1948, his second full season back in the Majors after missing three full seasons while serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II. His son was the third overall pick in the inaugural MLB Draft by the Washington Senators in 1965 and was an All-Star for the 1972 Tigers.

2 ASG: Gary Matthews (1) and Gary Matthews Jr. (1)
Gary Sr., aka Sarge, only made one All-Star team (1979) despite more than 30 career WAR, and it didn’t come in the year he won the NL Rookie of the Year Award (1973), nor in the one when he finished fifth in the NL MVP Award race (1984).

2 ASG: Steve Swisher (1) and Nick Swisher (1)
Steve made his only All-Star team in 1976, when his fellow NL backup catcher, behind Bench, was none other than the aforementioned Bob Boone. Nick, who played for five teams, earned his selection with the 2010 Yankees.

2 ASG: Jack Wilson (1) and Jacob Wilson (1)
Given that Jacob is batting .332 as a 23-year-old rookie, his total stands a good chance of increasing over the coming years. But for now, he’s tied with his dad and fellow shortstop, a renowned defensive wizard whose lone selection came in 2004. That was arguably Jack’s best offensive season, and his batting average the break? You guessed it: .332.