Aguilar, Segura win final two roster spots for All-star Game
Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Jesus Aguilar and Seattle Mariners shortstop Jean Segura earned the final two roster spots for next week’s All-star Game in Washington.
Major League Baseball released the results of online balloting for the last slot in each league Wednesday, with Aguilar drawing
20.2 million votes to secure his first All-star selection.
His total was the second-highest in the history of the All-star Final Vote, trailing only Justin Turner’s 20.8 million votes last year.
The 28-year-old Venezuelan was tied for the National League lead with 23 home runs and becomes the fourth Milwaukee player headed to the game.
Segura snagged the last American League spot with 13.6 million votes.
The 28-year-old Seattle shortstop was batting .329 and ranked second in the majors with 116 hits.
Cardinals: St. Louis pitcher Miles Mikolas was removed from the National League’s active roster for the All-star Game on Tuesday because he is scheduled to start Sunday for the Cardinals against the Cincinnati Reds.
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Ross Stripling was added to the NL pitching staff as Mikolas’ replacement.
Indians: Cleveland manager Francona apologized to his team after a communication breakdown Tuesday helped cause a shocking 7-4 loss to Cincinnati. The Reds scored seven runs in the ninth inning after the Indians sent right-hander Dan Otero to the mound instead of Francona’s preferred choice, lefty Oliver Perez.
Also, Cleveland reliever Andrew Miller threw off the mound at Progressive Field, a major stride in his recovery from knee inflammation.
Astros: Houston optioned reliever Ken Giles to Triple-a Fresno, a night after he appeared to curse at manager A.J. Hinch when he lifted him from the game.
It was the second major outburst of the year for the right-hander, who punched himself in the face as he left the mound after another bad performance earlier in the season.
Angels: Los Angeles placed pitcher Garrett Richards on the 10-day disabled list due to ulnar collateral ligament damage in his right elbow.
General manager Billy Eppler said options to treat the injury will be decided on at a later date. Eppler said Richards would decide on “conservative care” or season-ending Tommy John surgery.