{"id":5875,"date":"2026-07-13T18:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5875"},"modified":"2026-07-13T18:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:34:13","slug":"kyle-schwarber-of-host-phillies-will-lead-off-for-nl-in-all-star-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5875","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Schwarber of host Phillies will lead off for NL in All-Star Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>PHILADELPHIA (AP) \u2014 Kyle Schwarber of the host Philadelphia Phillies will lead off for the National League in Tuesday night\u2019s All-Star Game as the replacement for designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, who is skipping the showcase to have a knee procedure ahead of the season\u2019s second half.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5873\">Man shot near apartment complex on Lake Cook Drive in Durham, police say<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene and two New York Yankees, first baseman Ben Rice and outfielder Cody Bellinger, gained American League starting spots because of injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Rice, third in the major leagues with 29 home runs behind Schwarber (32) and the Houston Astros\u2019 Yordan Alvarez (31), starts at first because Toronto\u2019s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is skipping the game to rest a bad back. Guerrero\u2019s initial replacement, the Athletics\u2019 Nick Kurtz, sprained a thumb.<\/p>\n<p>Bellinger replaced Yankees teammate Aaron Judge, who hasn\u2019t played since May 31 because of a fractured rib. Greene took over from Minnesota Twins outfielder Bryon Buxton, sidelined by a hip injury. Bellinger will be in right and Greene in left.<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia left-hander Cristopher S\u00e1nchez and Toronto right-hander Dylan Cease were announced as starting pitchers on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Even without Ohtani, NL manager Dave Roberts of the two-time champion Dodgers has three of his players in the starting lineup along with two Phillies and two Braves.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5863\">The heat is on: The average MLB fastball velocity is up for the 6th straight year to 94.7 mph<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New York Mets left fielder Juan Soto bats second, followed by Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman, Washington shortstop CJ Abrams, Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy, Atlanta second baseman Ozzie Albies, Phillies right fielder Brandon Marsh, Dodgers center fielder Andy Pages and Braves catcher Drake Baldwin.<\/p>\n<p>AL manager John Schneider of the Toronto Blue Jays has Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout leading off, followed by Alvarez at designated hitter, Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers, Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero, Kansas City shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., Bellinger, Rice, Green, Rice and Blue Jays second baseman Ernie Clement.<\/p>\n<p>S\u00e1nchez will be the 14th pitcher to start an All-Star Game in his home ballpark, the first since the Dodgers\u2019 Clayton Kershaw in 2022. He will be the Phillies\u2019 first All-Star starting pitcher since Roy Halladay in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Cease will be the Blue Jays\u2019 first All-Star starting pitcher since Halladay in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5861\">Heavy police presence due to \u2018critical incident\u2019 in downtown Wilson, officials say<\/a><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHILADELPHIA (AP) \u2014 Kyle Schwarber of the host Philadelphia Phillies will lead off for the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kyle Schwarber of host Phillies will lead off for NL in All-Star Game - 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