PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber of the host Philadelphia Phillies will lead off for the National League in Tuesday night's All-Star Game as the replacement for designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, who is skipping the showcase to have a knee procedure ahead of the season's second half.
Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene and two New York Yankees, first baseman Ben Rice and outfielder Cody Bellinger, gained American League starting spots because of injuries.
Rice, third in the major leagues with 29 home runs behind Schwarber (32) and the Houston Astros' Yordan Alvarez (31), starts at first because Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is skipping the game to rest a bad back. Guerrero's initial replacement, the Athletics' Nick Kurtz, sprained a thumb.
Bellinger replaced Yankees teammate Aaron Judge, who hasn't played since May 31 because of a fractured rib. Greene took over from Minnesota Twins outfielder Bryon Buxton, sidelined by a hip injury. Bellinger will be in right and Greene in left.
Philadelphia left-hander Cristopher Sánchez and Toronto right-hander Dylan Cease were announced as starting pitchers on Sunday.
Even without Ohtani, NL manager Dave Roberts of the two-time champion Dodgers has three of his players in the starting lineup along with two Phillies and two Braves.
New York Mets left fielder Juan Soto bats second, followed by Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman, Washington shortstop CJ Abrams, Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy, Atlanta second baseman Ozzie Albies, Phillies right fielder Brandon Marsh, Dodgers center fielder Andy Pages and Braves catcher Drake Baldwin.
AL manager John Schneider of the Toronto Blue Jays has Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout leading off, followed by Alvarez at designated hitter, Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers, Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero, Kansas City shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., Bellinger, Rice, Green, Rice and Blue Jays second baseman Ernie Clement.
Sánchez will be the 14th pitcher to start an All-Star Game in his home ballpark, the first since the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw in 2022. He will be the Phillies' first All-Star starting pitcher since Roy Halladay in 2011.
Cease will be the Blue Jays' first All-Star starting pitcher since Halladay in 2009.
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Detroit Tigers' Riley Greene hits a double against the Philadelphia Phillies during the third inning Friday, July 10, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani hits a ground ball during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Los Angeles, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 13, 2026--
AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE: ATR), a global leader in drug delivery, dosing and protection technologies, and consumer product dispensing, today announced that it has been named one of the America’s Best Companies 2026 by TIME. Aptar is ranked 83 out of 1000 companies evaluated by TIME and its partner Statista. Aptar is ranked within the top five companies in the Engineering, Manufacturing and Medical Technology category and is ranked in the top 10 companies nationwide for sustainability transparency.
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For this inaugural list, TIME and Statista evaluated the top U.S. based companies on employee satisfaction, financial performance and sustainability transparency.
“We are honored to be among the Top 100 of America’s Best Companies by TIME,” said Stephan B. Tanda, Aptar President and CEO. “We have an 80-year history of designing and manufacturing in the U.S., along with 19 other countries, to improve the lives of millions of people around the world. Our dispensing and dosing technologies deliver medications that treat chronic diseases, bring convenience and security to consumers, and we continually work to make our solutions more recyclable, reusable and sustainable. This recognition also reflects our commitment to helping our employees reach their full potential and supporting the communities where we live and work.”
In addition to being named One of America’s Best Companies, Aptar achieved a Gold EcoVadis ranking, placing Aptar in the top 5% of companies rated by EcoVadis for 2026 and Aptar was named a CDP Supplier Engagement Leader for the sixth consecutive year, a recognition which assesses the company’s awareness of climate change issues, management methods and progress towards action taken on climate change.
“Our team is especially proud to be ranked in the top 10 of all companies for sustainability transparency. For over the last 10 years, Aptar has published an annual sustainability report that aligns to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards. We remain focused on making and communicating our steady, measurable progress that reflects both our commitments and the realities of the systems we operate within,” said Beth Holland, Chief Sustainability Officer.
As outlined in the Company’s 2025 Corporate Sustainability Report, “Progress in Motion”, Aptar continues to make meaningful progress across key areas of its global sustainability strategy. As of year-end 2025, 98% of Aptar’s electricity was sourced from renewable sources. Thanks in part to power purchase agreements in Europe and North America for a more localized source of renewable energy, dedicated to Aptar.
For a full list of the America’s Best Companies 2026 and a breakdown of the methodology, please visit the TIMEwebsite.
About Aptar
Aptar is a global leader in drug delivery, dosing and protection technologies, and consumer product dispensing. Aptar partners with the world’s top healthcare and consumer brands to deliver medicines and create exceptional user experiences. Serving diverse markets, from pharmaceutical to beauty to food and beverage, Aptar combines market expertise with proprietary design, engineering and science to develop innovative solutions that help improve lives worldwide. Headquartered in Crystal Lake, Illinois, Aptar employs 14,000 dedicated people across 20 countries. Learn more at http://www.aptar.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding Aptar’s sustainability strategy, supplier engagement and collaboration, emissions-reduction efforts, science-based targets and Carbon Transition Plan, and related expectations regarding lower-carbon alternatives, circularity, supplier performance and transparency. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and by use of words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “future,” “potential,” “continues,” “working,” “support,” “advance” and other similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would” and “could,” which are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are based on our beliefs as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to us. Accordingly, our actual results or other events may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements due to known or unknown risks and uncertainties that exist in our operations and business environment including, but not limited to: supplier participation, performance, transparency and data availability and accuracy; availability, cost and performance of lower-carbon materials, recycled materials and other alternatives; customer and consumer preferences; product performance, quality or supply chain matters; the regulatory environment, including laws, regulations, standards and reporting requirements relating to climate, emissions and sustainability matters; and competition, including technological advances. For additional information on these and other risks and uncertainties, please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the discussion under “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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