Miami Marlins second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. will miss Tuesday’s Tuesday’s All-Star Game in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium.
Major League Baseball introduced Saturday afternoon that San Diego Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth will probably be changing Chisholm, who has been coping with a decrease again pressure.
Chisholm, 24, led all NL second basemen all through the voting course of. He turned the primary participant born within the Bahamas to be chosen — a lot much less begin in — an All-Star Game.
The Marlins’ don’t have an extended historical past of All-Star starters, solely six gamers in franchise historical past have completed the feat. Hanley Ramirez (3 times), Dee Strange-Gordon, Marcell Ozuna, Gary Sheffield and Giancarlo Stanton are the others.
Halfway by means of the season, Chisholm has been off to an All-Star-worthy begin. He’s hitting .254/.325/.535 with .860 OPS, he additionally has 12 stolen bases along with enjoying stable protection at second base.
The Marlins will nonetheless have two gamers taking part within the All-Star Game in starter Sandy Alcantara and designated hitter Garrett Cooper, who’s changing injured Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper.
Houston second baseman Jose Altuve, San Francisco Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon and St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado additionally received’t be enjoying within the All-Star Game.
Altuve, an eight-time All-Star who was chosen as a starter in fan voting, was struck on the left knee main off Thursday’s recreation towards the Los Angeles Angels. He was stored out of the lineup Friday evening.
MLB introduced Saturday that Altuve is being changed within the beginning lineup by Cleveland’s Andrés Giménez, who’s making his first look. Toronto’s Santiago Espinal will exchange Altuve on the AL roster.
Dodgers pitcher Tyler Anderson is taking the place of Rodon on the NL roster, L.A. stated in a information launch. It wasn’t instantly clear why Rodon isn’t enjoying within the All-Star Game. Anderson is 10-1 with a 2.96 ERA in 17 video games, with 81 strikeouts.
Atlanta third baseman Austin Riley, who has 100 hits and a .913 OPS this season, will exchange Arenado on the NL staff.
Arenado, a seven-time All-Star, stated Saturday that he’s had decrease again soreness for 3 to 4 weeks, that MRIs discovered nothing and that he’ll take the All-Star break to relaxation.
The 23-year-old Giménez, who got here to Cleveland final yr as a part of the commerce that despatched shortstop Francisco Lindor to the New York Mets, is having a standout season. He’s batting .299 with 10 homers and 43 RBIs in 78 video games whereas enjoying stable protection. He’s additionally been clutch, batting .384 with runners in scoring place.
Information from the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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