Catcher Salvador Perez, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., and pitchers Seth Lugo and Cole Ragans have been all named reserves to the American League All-Star group that can play at Globe Life Area on July 16. It’s the most gamers the Royals have despatched to the Midsummer Basic since they despatched 4 to the sport in 2016 (Wade Davis, Kelvin Herrera, Eric Hosmer, Salvador Perez) and it’s the seventh time in membership historical past the group has despatched that many gamers (1972, 1976, 1978, 1982, 2015, 2016).
Salvador Perez will make his ninth All-Star look. He’s fourth amongst American League catchers with 14 dwelling runs and is fourth in wRC+ at 118. The captain has hit .275/.343/.454 this 12 months and has appeared in 89 of their 92 video games.
Bobby Witt Jr. will make his first All-Star group, after a 30 dwelling run/49 stolen base season final 12 months. The 24-year-old .324/.372/.564 and hit his fifteenth dwelling run of the 12 months in the present day, to go along with 22 stolen bases. He’s third amongst all American League gamers in fWAR with 5.4 going into in the present day’s recreation and is second in Outs Above Common.
Seth Lugo and Cole Ragans are additionally making their first All-Star look, making it the primary time the Royals have ever despatched two beginning pitchers to the All-Star Sport. Lugo leads the league in wins (11), ERA (2.21) and innings pitched (122). He’s sixth within the American League in fWAR at 2.7 and has the fifth-lowest dwelling run charge within the league.
Ragans is second within the league in strikeouts (134) and eighth in innings pitched (109.2). He’s the third-most helpful pitcher within the league with 3.1 fWAR and is third within the league in strikeout charge and thirteenth in ERA (3.28).
You could find full All-Star rosters right here. Starters have been chosen by the followers, with the 23 reserves and pitchers have been chosen by a mixture of “Participant Poll” decisions and choices made by the Commissioner’s Workplace.