San Francisco Chronicle

7 players in new batch of All-Stars

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Seattle second baseman Robinson Cano, Tampa Bay pitcher Chris Archer and Toronto reliever Roberto Osuna are among seven replacemen­t players selected for Tuesday’s All-Star Game in Miami.

Houston reliever Chris Devenski, Minnesota reliever Brandon Kintzler and Detroit outfielder Justin Upton also were added to the AL roster Friday. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood was added to the NL All-Stars.

Three of the original All-Stars — Angels outfielder Mike Trout, Yankees second baseman Starlin Castro and Houston pitcher Dallas Keuchel — are on the disabled list. Four pitchers on the All-Star rosters won’t be active because they are scheduled to start Sunday: the Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw, Texas’ Yu Darvish, Cleveland’s Corey Kluber and Detroit’s Michael Fulmer.

Francona out, too: Cleveland manager Terry Francona underwent a procedure Thursday to correct an irregular heartbeat that has sidelined him and will prevent him from managing in the All-Star Game.

Indians bench coach Brad Mills, who has been filling in for Francona, will handle the AL team, assisted by Cleveland’s other coaches and Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash.

Francona, 58, had been experienci­ng dizziness, fatigue and a rapid heart rate for several weeks. He had a cardiac ablation at the Cleveland Clinic and is expected to resume managing after the All-Star break. Colon’s new team: Right-hander Bartolo Colon has agreed to a minor-league deal with Minnesota. The 44-year-old was 2-8 with an 8.14 ERA when he was released by Atlanta. Mauer out: Minnesota placed first baseman Joe Mauer on the 10-day disabled list with a low back/lumbar strain. First baseman Kennys Vargas was recalled from Triple-A Rochester.

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