Anthony Rendon is playing like an All-Star, but he won’t take part in the Midsummer Classic on Tuesday in Cleveland.
Major League Baseball announced Friday that the Nationals’ third baseman would be replaced on the National League’s All-Star Game roster by Max Muncy of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Rendon said this week he is playing through some injuries and “little ailments.” He entered Friday’s game with the Kansas City Royals with 20 homers, 60 RBIs and an average of .310.
“I’d love to be an All-Star, but without going, if that’s possible,” Rendon said earlier this season.
It was the first time Rendon had been named to the MLB All-Star roster.
Rendon hit a homer Thursday and Trea Turner led off Friday’s game with a longball as the team went deep for the 19th straight game, extending the franchise record.
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