大リーグだいり-ぐ 球宴きゅうえん 山本やまもと由ゆかり伸しんと菊池きくち雄つよし星ぼしも 大谷おおや翔しょう平たいらと3人にんが選出せんしゅつ

All the players who will participate in this years Major League All-Star Game have been announced, and Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi have been selected.

Together with Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers, who is already set to start as designated hitter, a total of three Japanese players—tying the record for the most ever—have been selected.

The All-Star Game, which will be held on the 15th of this month at the Braves home in Atlanta, already has its starting position players determined by fan voting, and on the 6th, all the players, including pitchers and reserve position players chosen through player voting and other methods, were announced.

Among them, in the National League, Dodgers pitcher Yamamoto was selected, and in the American League, Angels pitcher Kikuchi was chosen.

Pitcher Yamamoto, selected for the first time in his second year in the major leagues, has so far recorded 8 wins and 6 losses this season, with an ERA of 2, which ranks third in the league.

Marking number 51, he is supporting the team as the ace while injuries keep occurring among the starting lineup.

Angels pitcher Kikuchi has a 3-6 record so far, but his ERA is 2.

He has shown stable pitching as a mainstay of the starting rotation with 81, and this is his first selection in four years since his time with the Mariners in 2021.

Dodgers player Ohtani received the most votes in the league from fans and has already been selected as the starting designated hitter.

It is the first time in four years that three Japanese players have been selected, since 2021 when Shohei Ohtani, pitcher Yusei Kikuchi, and pitcher Yu Darvish were chosen, matching the all-time record.

Also, by team, the Dodgers have the most players selected with five. In addition to Ohtani, Freeman, and Will Smith—who have already secured their spots through fan voting—pitchers Yamamoto and 37-year-old Kershaw, who achieved his 3,000th career strikeout this month, have also been newly chosen.

Pitcher Kershaw was selected for the eleventh time, the most in both leagues, as a Legend Slot chosen by the commissioner.

On the other hand, Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs, who had hit 24 home runs and led both leagues with 75 RBIs so far, was not selected, missing out on his first appearance in the All-Star Game.

[Explanation] Background of Cubs Seiya Suzuki Not Being Selected Cubs player Suzuki had posted excellent results up to before the game on the 6th, ranking 4th in the league with 24 home runs and leading both leagues with 75 RBIs. He was expected to be selected for the All-Star Game for the first time in his fourth year in the Major Leagues, but was not chosen.

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The designated hitter position that Suzuki has mainly filled this season is 2, and Dodgers Ohtani, who received the most fan votes in the league, was the first to secure a starting spot, filling the first position.

The remaining spot was contested through a player vote, and Schwarber of the Phillies, who was the 2022 home run king and currently has 27 home runs—ranking third in the league, ahead of Suzuki—was selected, so Suzuki did not make it.

Schwarbers OPS, which is the sum of his on-base percentage and slugging percentage—a key indicator of a power hitter—along with his home run count, is 0.

At 922, Suzukis 0

He has achieved results exceeding 870.

In addition, there is a rule in the All-Star Game that requires at least one player to be selected from each of the 30 teams, so there are roster spots chosen by the Major League organization.

There was still a possibility that he could be included as a backup outfielder in this slot, but the Cubs already had two outfielders, Crow-Armstrong and Tucker, selected through fan voting, so in the end, he was not chosen.

Suzuki said in previous interviews about the All-Star Game, Of course, Id like to go if I can, but more than that, I want to make it to the postseason.

I want to work hard towards that, he said, setting making the postseason as his primary goal.

If, in the future, a National League position player withdraws due to injury or other reasons, there is still a possibility that Suzuki could be selected as a replacement.