Major League Baseball announced Monday that Pittsburgh’s Andrew McCutchen, Gerrit Cole, A.J. Burnett and Mark Melancon have been named to the National League All-Star team. This is the fifth straight year the Pirates will send multiple representatives to the Midsummer Classic.
McCutchen, a five-time All-Star, was voted in by the fans for the second consecutive time, joining Willie Stargell, Dave Parker, Barry Bonds and Andy Van Slyke as the only Pirates to earn multiple fan elections. He will replace injured fan-elected starter Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins in the starting lineup.
Cole, a first-time All-Star, and Melancon, who receives the honor for the second time, were selected in voting by fellow NL players. Burnett, who was named to the All-Star team for the first time in his 17-year big league career, was selected by National League manager Bruce Bochy.
The 86th MLB All-Star game will be played July 14th in Cincinnati.
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