Big League Baseball on Saturday revealed the selections of 10 players to the active All-Star rosters as replacements for All-Stars not able to take part in Tuesdays 91st Midsummer Classic.
The 10 gamers headed to Denver are Tim Anderson of the Chicago White Sox; beginning pitcher Chris Bassitt of the Oakland As; second baseman Whit Merrifield of the Kansas City Royals; shortstop Joey Wendle of the Tampa Bay Rays; beginning pitcher Walker Buehler and 3rd baseman Justin Turner of the Los Angeles Dodgers; catcher Yadier Molina of the St. Louis Cardinals; starting pitcher Freddy Peralta of the Milwaukee Brewers; beginning pitcher Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals; and beginning pitcher Taijuan Walker of the New York Mets.
Anderson, Bassitt, Wendle, Peralta and Walker are all newbie All-Stars, bringing the number of novice choices this year to 39, connected for the most in All-Star Game history.
Molina will be this games most knowledgeable gamer, as he is making his 10th trip to the Midsummer Classic. Scherzer has actually now been chosen eight times, consisting of six with the Washington Nationals. That matches Bryce Harpers total for the most All-Star choices in team history.
Buehler and Turner give the Dodgers 5 2021 All-Stars, matching the Red Sox for the most from any group. Each of the Astros four All-Stars– 2nd baseman Jose Altuve, shortstop Carlos Correa, outfielder Michael Brantley and relief pitcher Ryan Pressly– will be non-active.
The 4 other All-Stars who will not participate Tuesday are beginning pitchers: Jacob deGrom of the Mets; Yu Darvish of the San Diego Padres; Brandon Woodruff of the Brewers; and Kevin Gausman of the Giants. Due to the fact that they are scheduled to begin Sunday for their respective teams, Woodruff and Gausman are out.