Turner, Moustakas win All-Star vote
Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner and Kansas City third baseman Mike Moustakas have been elected to the All-Star Game in online voting for the final initial roster spots.
Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant was second in the NL vote, leaving reliever Wade Davis as the sole representative of the World Series champions at Tuesday’s game in Miami. Davis did not join Chicago until the offseason, after the Cubs’ first World Series title since 1908.
The last time a World Series champion had just one All-Star was 2007, when Albert Pujols was the only player from the St. Louis Cardinals.
Turner received a record 20.8 million votes, topping Freddie Freeman’s 19.7 million in 2013, the commissioner’s office said Thursday. Moustakas, who also won the final spot vote in 2015, received 15.6 million ballots.
Washington third baseman Anthony Rendon was third, followed by Colorado first baseman Mark Reynolds and Miami first baseman Justin Bour, who will compete in Monday’s Home Run Derby.
Boston shortstop Xander Bogaerts was second in the AL vote, followed by the Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius, Texas shortstop Elvis Andrus and Tampa Bay first baseman Logan Morrison.
Additional All-Stars will be picked for injured players.
All-Star umps: Angel Hernandez, who sued Major League Baseball this week alleging racial discrimination, is among the umpires for the All-Star Game. Hernandez, who worked the All-Star Games in 1999 and 2009, will be at first base as part of a crew headed by Joe West behind the plate.
Under the umpires’ labor contract, MLB must notify umpires of All-Star Game assignments at least 30 days in advance of the game, meaning Hernandez presumably knew of his assignment when he filed the suit, which says he has been passed over for advancement because of his ethnicity.
The rest of the crew is Mark Carlson (second), Chris Conroy (third), Manny Gonzalez (left) and Mike Estabrook (right). The replay umpire in New York will be Doug Eddings. Francona update: Cleveland manager Terry Francona remained hospitalized for a third day with no clear timetable for his return. He is undergoing tests — and possibly a procedure — at the Cleveland Clinic to resolve what has caused him to become lightheaded over the past month.
The 58-year-old was hospitalized twice last month and doctors admitted him Tuesday, about one week after he began wearing a heart monitor. Ichiro’s record: With two singles for Miami in a loss at St. Louis, Ichiro Suzuki became the career leader in hits among foreign-born players. The outfielder from Japan has 3,054, passing Panama native Rod Carew.
Schwarber’s back: Kyle Schwarber returned to the Cubs following a two-week stint in the minor leagues and started against Milwaukee, going 0for-4 with two strikeouts in an 11-2 loss.
The 24-year-old outfielder was hitting .171 with 12 home runs and 28 RBIs in 64 games before being demoted. Schwarber batted .343 with four homers in 11 games for Triple-A Iowa.
“I really just focused on myself and everything about my swing,” he said. “We’ll see how it goes, but I’m planning on this being me and going out and competing.”
To make room on the roster, right-hander John Lackey was placed on the 10-day disabled list with plantar fasciitis of the right foot.