Since it includes so many Chicago Cubs, it’s fun to look at the starting lineup for the National League All-Star team, as just revealed by MLB:
- Ben Zobrist, 2B
- Bryce Harper, RF
- Kris Bryant, 3B
- Wil Myers, DH
- Buster Posey, C
- Anthony Rizzo, 1B
- Marcell Ozuna, CF
- Carlos Gonzalez, LF
- Addison Russell, SS
Plenty of respect there for Cubs hitters, and, given the group, it’s not even a knock that Russell will bat 9th. For the first time through the order, at least, the AL pitcher will not go more than two batters in a row without then facing a Cub. That’s kinda neat.
Johnny Cueto earned the starting nod for the National League team, a deserved honor given his first half, and also given how injured/ineffective much of the upper tier of starting pitchers in the NL have been lately. Chris Sale earned the nod for the American League.
The All-Star Game is Tuesday night in San Diego.
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