With Betts and Darvish dealing with injuries, the league announced 10 replacements that include Yadier Molina and Tim Anderson making All-Star appearances.
Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts and Padres pitcher Yu Darvish are among star players who will not play in the upcoming MLB All-Star Game.
The MLB released a list of players on Saturday that includes seven players out with injuries. Those players include Betts, Astros' Michael Brantley, José Altuve and Carlos Correa, Mets' Jacob deGrom, Darvish and Giants' Buster Posey.
Three other players — Giants' Kevin Gausman, Brewers' Brandon Woodruff and Astros' Ryan Pressly — will also be inactive for the All-Star game for other reasons. Both Gausman and Woodruff are scheduled to make starts for their respective clubs on Sunday while Pressly will be on paternity leave.
Altuve and Correa previously announced on Friday they would not be participating in this year's All-Star Game. Altuve is resting a nagging leg injury while Correa originally said he wanted to skip the exhibition to spend time with his pregnant wife, who is due in November.
However, Correa was placed on the injured list on Friday before the series opener against the Yankees due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
The league announced the selection of 10 players as replacements on the All-Star rosters. American League replacements include White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson, Athletics pitcher Chris Bassitt, Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield and Rays shortstop Joey Wendle.
Additions to the National League include Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner and pitcher Walker Buehler, Nationals' Max Scherzer, Mets' Taijuan Walker and Brewers' Freddy Peralta.
Scherzer will make his eighth All-Star appearance. Buehler, Merrifield and Turner earned their second All-Star game appearances. Anderson, Bassitt, Peralta, Walker and Wendle earned their first All-Star nods.
This year's All-Star game will feature 39 first-time All Stars, the third straight All-Star game with at least 30 earning first-time appearances. The 2021 MLB All-Star Game will take place on July 13 at Coors Field in Denver, Colo. The American League leads the all-time series 45-43, with two ties.
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With Betts and Darvish dealing with injuries, the league announced 10 replacements that include Yadier Molina and Tim Anderson making All-Star appearances.
Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts and Padres pitcher Yu Darvish are among star players who will not play in the upcoming MLB All-Star Game.
The MLB released a list of players on Saturday that includes seven players out with injuries. Those players include Betts, Astros' Michael Brantley, José Altuve and Carlos Correa, Mets' Jacob deGrom, Darvish and Giants' Buster Posey.
Three other players — Giants' Kevin Gausman, Brewers' Brandon Woodruff and Astros' Ryan Pressly — will also be inactive for the All-Star game for other reasons. Both Gausman and Woodruff are scheduled to make starts for their respective clubs on Sunday while Pressly will be on paternity leave.
Altuve and Correa previously announced on Friday they would not be participating in this year's All-Star Game. Altuve is resting a nagging leg injury while Correa originally said he wanted to skip the exhibition to spend time with his pregnant wife, who is due in November.
However, Correa was placed on the injured list on Friday before the series opener against the Yankees due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
The league announced the selection of 10 players as replacements on the All-Star rosters. American League replacements include White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson, Athletics pitcher Chris Bassitt, Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield and Rays shortstop Joey Wendle.
Additions to the National League include Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner and pitcher Walker Buehler, Nationals' Max Scherzer, Mets' Taijuan Walker and Brewers' Freddy Peralta.
Scherzer will make his eighth All-Star appearance. Buehler, Merrifield and Turner earned their second All-Star game appearances. Anderson, Bassitt, Peralta, Walker and Wendle earned their first All-Star nods.
This year's All-Star game will feature 39 first-time All Stars, the third straight All-Star game with at least 30 earning first-time appearances. The 2021 MLB All-Star Game will take place on July 13 at Coors Field in Denver, Colo. The American League leads the all-time series 45-43, with two ties.
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