Arlington — The 94th MLB All-Star Game will be held at Globe Life Field on Tuesday night, making the Lone Star State an All-Star state.
The Texas Rangers will be well represented in tonight’s game, with three players on the roster: Marcus Semien, Kirby Yates, and Corey Seager.
Seager, a two-time World Series MVP, was picked to the American League All-Star roster on Sunday night, making his sixth participation.
Seager has made the All-Star squad in all three seasons since signing a 10-year contract with the Rangers.
Meanwhile, Semien will start at second base, and Kirby Yates will work in the bullpen.
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Semien is replacing Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, the fan-elected starter, due to a sore left hand after he was hit by a pitch on July 5. Willi Castro of the Minnesota Twins has been named by the MLB as the replacement on the A.L. roster for Altuve. Semien is the first second
baseman in the club’s history to start back-to-back All-Star Games and is the first Rangers player to accomplish the feat since Adrián Beltré and Josh Hamilton in 2011-12. “This is an opportunity for us to show off everything we’ve done in Arlington over the past seven years, to introduce people to Globe Life Field, which we think is the best ballpark in America and do it on a grand stage…not just
“Local, national, and international,” said Rob Matwick, Texas Rangers executive vice president of business operations.
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