SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants will open the second half on July 15 at Petco Park, but only three of their stars will spend that entire week in San Diego. Three Giants were named All-Stars on Tuesday, with pitchers Madison Bumgarner and Johnny Cueto joining Buster Posey, who won the fan vote at catcher.The Giants, who entered play Tuesday with an MLB-leading 53 wins, had hoped to have as many as five players selected, but infielders Brandon Belt and Brandon Crawford were left out. Belt was one of five players chosen for the "Final Vote," which will add one more player to the team via fan voting on Twitter, where Belt's hashtag is #VoteBelt. Dad Says 2 Gators Involved in Disney Attack That Killed Son Posey trailed St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina throughout the fan balloting but caught up in the final hours. He will be an All-Star for the fourth time in five seasons. Posey is batting .291 with 10 homers and 40 RBI, and he might have surpassed Molina as the best defensive catcher in the National League, nabbing a league-leading 59 percent of opposing baserunners who try to swipe a bag.Bumgarner and Cueto are both in the conversation to start for the National League,...
Posey, Cueto, Bumgarner Headed to All-Star Game
Published July 5, 2016 at 9:40 PM
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