Four Chicago MLB Players Named to All-Star Game

On Sunday night, three members of the Chicago Cubs and one Chicago White Sox player were named MLB All-Stars and will participate in the 2018 All-Star Game on July 17th in Washington D.C.

The White Sox representative will be first baseman Jose Abreu. This will be Abreu’s second trip to the All-Star Game and his first since his rookie season in 2014. This season, Abreu has a batting average of .259 with 12 home runs and 50 RBI’s. He also has an OPS of .762.

The three Cubs players selected are second baseman Javier Baez, catcher Willson Contreras and starting pitcher Jon Lester.

This will be Baez’s first All-Star Game appearance. Baez has a batting average of .295 to go with 17 home runs and 65 RBI’s. He also has 16 stolen bases on the season.

This will also be Contreras’ first All-Star appearance. He currently has a batting average of .287 and an OPS of .838.

This will be Lester’s fifth All-Star Game and his second with the Cubs. In 18 games this season, Lester has an 11-2 record with an ERA of 2.45.

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