Nick Piccone
Major League Baseball released the American League and National League All-Stars for this year’s game moments ago. While he was a long shot to make it as a starter, Phillies center fielder Odubel Herrera made the cut as a reserve.
NL reserves:
C: Lucroy, Ramos
INF: Arenado, Carp, Goldy, Murphy, Myers, Seager
OF: Duvall, CarGo, Herrera, Ozuna— MLB (@MLB) July 5, 2016
ODUBEL IS IN! 2016 All-Star! #MLB #AllStarGame pic.twitter.com/OhZQGc0Vq9
— Philly Influencer (@PHL_Influencer) July 5, 2016
Herrera is hitting .303 with a .362 OBP and .790 OPS. He’s got 10 home runs to go along with 32 RBIs and 12 stolen bases as of this writing.
Here are the starters for each league:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
C Buster Posey, Giants
1B Anthony Rizzo, Cubs
2B Ben Zobrist, Cubs
3B Kris Bryant, Cubs
SS Addison Russell, Cubs
OF Yoenis Cespedes, Mets
OF Dexter Fowler, Cubs
OF Bryce Harper, Nationals
AMERICAN LEAGUE
C Salvador Perez, Royals
1B Eric Hosmer, Royals
2B Jose Altuve, Astros
3B Manny Machado, Orioles
SS Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox
OF Mookie Betts, Red Sox
OF Jackie Bradley Jr., Red Sox
OF Mike Trout, Angels
DH David Ortiz, Red Sox
You can read the entire All-Star rosters here. The 2016 MLB All-Star Game takes place next Tuesday at 8:00 P.M. on FOX from Petco Park in San Diego.