The Orioles' Corbin Burnes will start for the American League in Tuesday night's All-Star Game.
A 29-year-old right-hander, Burnes is 9-4 with a 2.93 ERA in his first season with the Orioles, who acquired him from the
just before spring training. The 2021 NL Cy Young Award winner, Burnes is an All-Star for the fourth straight season. He will become the fifth Orioles pitcher to start an All-Star Game, the first since Steve Stone in 1980.Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez made the phone call Monday letting Burnes know that AL manager Bruce Bochy of the World Series champion"Oh, that's awesome," Burnes responded.
"I hope you can do what I did 25 years ago," Martinez said, referring to the 1999 All-Star Game in Boston where he was named the MVP after striking out the NL's first four batters.Pirates rookie ace Skenes named All-Star starterSkenes, who made his major league debut on May 11, is 6-0 with a 1.90 ERA in 11 starts, striking out 89 and walking 13 in 66⅓ innings.
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