Astros star outfielder is named to his third All Star team as a reserve.
named as All Star starters, and saw another star added to the team when reserves were announced on Sunday. Kyle Tucker earned his third selection to the AL All Star team in what has been a breakout season.
Prior to the injury, Tucker had been firmly in the middle of the MVP conversation through 60 games. The lefty was slashing .266/.395/.584 with a .979 OPS and 179 OPS+. He was also up to 40 RBI and 19 home runs, which put him on pace for a 50 homer season at the time.Tucker fouled a ball off his shin and had to leave the game on June 3 as he was unable to stand on it. Still on the 10-day IL, the outfielder is making his way back, slowly but surely.of MLB.
Even without Tucker, the Astros will have plenty of representation in at Globe Life Field. Houston will have two starters with Jose Altuve manning second and Yordan Alvarez slotting in at DH for the American League.
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