SEATTLE, Wash. – Nelson Cruz of the Seattle Mariners has been selected by the players to play for the American League in the 88th Major League Baseball All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 11 at Marlins Park in Miami. Cruz is making his 5th career All-Star Game appearance, his 4th in the last 5 years.
The 2017 American League and National League All-Star starters were unveiled earlier this evening during the “Esurance All-Star Selection Show” on ESPN.
Cruz, 37, is batting .287 (79×275) with 39 runs, 17 doubles, 14 home runs, 59 RBI, 36 walks, a .370 on-base percentage and a .502 slugging percentage in 78 games with the Mariners this season. Among American League leaders (entering play today), he ranks 2nd in RBI (59), 11th in on-base percentage (.370), 15th in OPS (.872), 21st in batting (.287) and slugging (.502), T23rd in doubles (17) and T24th in extra-base hits (31). Cruz was also selected to the All-Star Game in 2009 and 2013-15.
The 2017 All-Star Game will be played at Marlins Park on Tuesday, July 11th.
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