Astros all-stars suited up and ready to celebrate
Houston’s contingent is franchise’s largest since the 1994 Midsummer Classic
The Astros will be sending a franchise-record-tying five players to the All-Star Game on July 11 in Miami. The selection of, from left, pitchers Dallas Keuchel and Lance McCullers Jr., second baseman Jose Altuve, shortstop Carlos Correa and outfielder George Springer was announced Sunday at a news conference at Minute Maid Park. The three position players will each start the game.
Altuve, Correa, Springer selected to start in Miami
An Astros team on pace to set a franchise record for wins will send a franchise record-tying five players to the All-Star Game in Miami.
Second baseman Jose Altuve, shortstop Carlos Correa, outfielder George Springer and starting pitchers Dallas Keuchel and Lance McCullers Jr. will represent the major league-leading Astros (56-27) in the Midsummer Classic on July 11 at Marlins Park, MLB announced Sunday night. The number of selections matches the most in Astros history. They also had five in 1994.
Voted in by the fans, Altuve, Correa and Springer will each start the game, marking the first time the team will have had three players start an All-Star Game since 2004. Keuchel, who will attend but not pitch in the game because of his injury, was voted in by the players. McCullers was voted in by a combination of the players’ vote and the commissioner’s office selections.
Altuve’s selection is his fifth in his seven-year career and his fourth in a row. The 27-year-old matched Lance Berkman for second-most All-Star Game selections in an Astros uniform and trails only Hall of Famer Craig
3 Second baseman Jose Altuve, shortstop Carlos Correa and outfielder George Springer give the Astros three fan-elected All-Star starters for the first time in franchise history.
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The Astros have three starters in an All-Star Game for the second time in team history. CF Lance Berkman, RHP Roger Clemens and 2B Jeff Kent started the 2004 Midsummer Classic.
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Starting pitchers Dallas Keuchel and Lance McCullers Jr. give the Astros five this season, matching the franchise record set in 1994.