2025 All-Star Game

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Starters were announced. No Astros in the starting lineup.

American League

C - Cal Raleigh, Mariners
1B - Vlad Guerrero, Jr, Blue Jays
2B - Gleyber Torres, Tigers
3B - Jose Ramirez, Guardians
SS - Jacob Wilson, Athletics
OF- Aaron Judge, Yankees
OF - Riley Green, Tigers
OF - Javy Baez, Tigers
DH - Ryan O’Hearn, Orioles

National League

C - Will Smith, Dodgers
1B - Freddie Freeman, Dodgers
2B - Ketel Marté, Diamondbacks
3B- Manny Machado, Padres
SS - Francisco Lindor, Mets
OF - Ronald Acuña, Braves
OF - Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cubs
OF - Kyle Tucker, Cubs
DH - Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers

The closest any Astro got was Jeremy Peña who came in third at AL shortstop.

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Ironically, Peña’s injury probably ensures that he’ll be named as a reserve instead of getting squeezed out by Witt.

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This sucks for the players. But, gets a chuckle out of me. Think what this does to the other team players psyche. No “all stars” as the Astros march towards 100 wins and their umpteenth playoff appearance in a row. It’s part 1b of living rent-free in their minds.

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I’m assuming Peña will get named as a reserve and a couple of pitchers. Brown and…maybe Hader?

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Brown and Hader are stone cold locks. Abreu is a maybe.

Until his injury I was wondering if they’d take 3 SS in the AL, all are quite deserving.

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They have to take Framber, too, don’t they?

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Framber is deserving but the “every team must have a representative” rule always keeps deserving players out.

For example, the Angels’ 2 most deserving players are SS Neto who could keep Pena out or Kikuchi who could keep Framber out.

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I think the Peña one is easy, since he’s injured: name him to the team, and then promptly name Neto as his injury replacement. Or does the “every team” guy have to be “legit” (i.e., not injury replacement)?

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I’m pretty sure each team has to be represented before injury replacements are named.

It may be fine if they announce Pena out at same time but I think he wants to play in his first ASG and may not be officially out.

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Kikuchi is starting to come around, but he was pretty weak for a lot of the first half. He’s got a 2.81 era, but a 3-6 record. Jo Adell has flown under the radar for the Angels, but he’s pretty consistently been as good as the Angels have had this season.

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Pena, Brown, and Hader named All-Stars.

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https://x.com/Chandler_Rome/status/1943054387406082435

Eesack taking his talents to the ASG.

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