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07-02-2007, 06:50 PM
Ten Dominican baseball players could be in the All Star Game at AT&T Park in San Francisco next week. There will be five starters and five substitutes on the teams form the American and National Leagues. American League manager Jim Leyland left Sammy Sosa out of his team. Instead, Leyland chose the Texas Ranger shortstop Michael Young. Most sports reporters were a bit surprised at the move. Sosa is batting in the mid .250s, has 14 home runs and leads the Rangers in RBIs with 63. Young has a higher batting average at .293, but only 4 homers and 38 RBIs.
Starting for the American League will be Boston's David Ortiz at first base, Detroit's Placido Polanco at second, the Yankees Alex Rodriguez at third and Vladimir Guerrero of the Anaheim Angels in the outfield. Manny Ramirez will substitute in the outfield. For the National League, only the Mets' Jose Reyes at shortstop will start the game and Jose Valverde (pitcher/Arizona Diamondbacks), first baseman Albert Pujols (St. Louis Cardinals), Milwaukee's Francisco Cordero (pitcher), and Chicago Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano will come off the bench. The winner of the All Star Game decides the home team for the World Series in October.
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Starting for the American League will be Boston's David Ortiz at first base, Detroit's Placido Polanco at second, the Yankees Alex Rodriguez at third and Vladimir Guerrero of the Anaheim Angels in the outfield. Manny Ramirez will substitute in the outfield. For the National League, only the Mets' Jose Reyes at shortstop will start the game and Jose Valverde (pitcher/Arizona Diamondbacks), first baseman Albert Pujols (St. Louis Cardinals), Milwaukee's Francisco Cordero (pitcher), and Chicago Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano will come off the bench. The winner of the All Star Game decides the home team for the World Series in October.
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