Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe, Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Jose Berrios and Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts were named to the American League squad at the All-Star game as injury replacements on Wednesday.
Lowe leads all rookies in home runs (16), RBIs (49) and doubles (17) and is a strong early candidate for American League Rookie of the Year.
Lowe replaces Angels infielder Tommy La Stella, who fouled a ball off his shin against the Rangers Tuesday night and had to be carried off the field. Lowe is also banged up — he suffered a leg contusion in Tuesday’s game against the Orioles and is day to day.
Berrios, who is 8-4 with a 2.89 ERA in 17 starts for the A.L. Central-leading Twins, replaces teammate Jake Odorizzi, who went on the Injured List Wednesday with blister. Berrios was also an All-Star last season.
Bogaerts leads all American League shortstops in many offensive categories. He’s hitting .301 with 16 homers, 58 RBIs and a .933 OPS through 82 games this season.
Bogaerts replaces Rangers designated hitter Hunter Pence, who is on the IL with a groin injury.
The 2019 MLB All-Star Game will take place Tuesday at Progressive Field in Cleveland.