Mets slugger Pete Alonso and Yankees starter Gerrit Cole have been named as reserves for the upcoming MLB All-Star Game.
Alonso is slashing .217/.311/.505 with 24 house runs and 55 RBI for the struggling Mets, nevertheless he has not been as efficient since getting back from a brief stint on the injured record after spraining his left wrist and has fallen off his 60-dinger tempo.
“I’m having, technically, probably the worst month I’ve ever had in the big leagues,” Alonso stated Saturday. “Over the past, I would say five, six days, I’ve been having relatively decent at-bats. And then when I hit something hard, it just always seems to find a glove. For me, this month has been really tough with a lack of performance and then dealing with an injury and then coming back from it. So it’s just been a tough month.”
No different Mets have been named to the All-Star group.
Alonso was beforehand named an NL All-Star in 2019 and 2022. He additionally received the Home Run Derby in 2019 and 2021 and is anticipated to go for a 3rd win this 12 months.
Cole was named to his sixth All-Star group, his third in a row as a Yankee. Cole is within the midst of one other sterling season with the Bombers with a report of 8-2 and a 2.79 ERA in 18 begins after Sunday’s hard-luck defeat. He’s additionally tossed 118 strikeouts over 109.2 innings. The Yankees are 13-5 in his begins.
“He has continued to just be such a rock for us,” supervisor Aaron Boone stated Sunday. “We’ve been able to lean on him, the consistency. He’s definitely an All-Star. Hopefully he can continue to have the year we expect, and I’m sure he will.”
He beforehand made the All-Star Game as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates (2015) and Houston Astros (2018-19).
Teammate Aaron Judge was named a starter for the American League facet final week.
The All-Star Game is scheduled for July 11 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. Starters for the sport have been introduced final week, highlighted by Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout’s eleventh choice and Judge’s fifth.
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