For a major league player, landing a spot in the All-Star Game is about talent, statistics, popularity, reputation, name recognition, and the team you play on. And not necessarily in that order.
Colorado Rockies shortstop Ezequiel Tovar throws out St. Louis Cardinals’ Brendan Donovan at first to end the seventh inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 6, 2024, in St. Louis. For a major league player, landing a spot in the All-Star Game is about talent, statistics, popularity, reputation, name recognition and the team you play on. And not necessarily in that order.
Entering the weekend, McMahon was near the top of the leaderboard among NL third basemen, ranking first in on-base percentage , OPS and total bases . He was second in home runs and average and ranked third in RBIs . Last season, Doyle slashed .203/.250/.343 but still hit 10 home runs and stole 22 bases. Entering the weekend, he was slashing .265/.337/.393 with five homers and 18 stolen bases. He’s trimmed his strikeout rate from 35% to 26.5% and upped his walk rate from 5.1% to 9.5%.
Diaz, currently on the injured list with a strained left calf, is having a solid season, hitting .303 with a .791 OPS, five homers and 28 RBIs. But with the Rockies likely getting just one representative, Diaz won’t be going back to the All-Star Game. The Brewers’ William Contreras and the Dodgers’ Will Smith look like they’ll be the two catchers.The veteran right-hander has been one of the NL’s best pitchers.
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