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07/13 13:06 CDT Kyle Schwarber of host Phillies will lead off for NL in
All-Star Game
Kyle Schwarber of host Phillies will lead off for NL in All-Star Game
By RONALD BLUM
AP Baseball Writer
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 Snchez 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.
Snchez 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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