D-backs’ Wade Miley among MLB All-Stars

Arizona Diamondbacks rookie pitcher Wade Miley has
been selected to the National League All-Star team.

“It’s awesome,” Miley said. “It’s just an honor to have your name
called with all the guys that will be there.”

Miley, the only Diamondback to make the All-Star roster, is 9-4
with
a 2.87 and 66 strikeouts on the season.

The young left hander started the season in the bullpen and has
made his way into the rotation with impressive numbers, becoming
a
viable candidate for NL Rookie of the Year.

A nice surprise for a man who says he had his car packed on the last
day of spring training, expecting to be sent back down to Triple-A
Reno.

Diamondbacks Aaron Hill and Paul Goldschmidt were also strong
candidates for an All-Star spot, but neither was selected.

“Hopefully we get Hill, he’s deserving of it,” Miley said. “He probably
deserves it more than I do, the way he has been playing the lat two
months.”

Hill recently became just the second player in Major League history
to hit for the cycle twice in a single season on June 29 against
the Milwaukee Brewers. He is batting .301 on the season with 11
home runs and 38 RBI.

Hill is among the final five candidates listed in a vote for the last NL
spot on the All-Star team, in which fans can vote for on mlb.com.

Goldschmidt struggled to start this season but has turned it on as
of
late, amassing a .293 average with 11 home runs and 35 RBI in
2012.

Here is the full list of NL and AL All-Stars.

National League

Starters:

C: Buster Posey – San Francisco
1B: Joey Votto – Cincinnati

2B: Dan Uggla – Atlanta
3B: Pablo Sandoval – San Francisco
SS: Rafael Furcal – St. Louis
LF: Melky Cabrera – San Francisco
CF: Matt Kemp – L.A.D.
RF: Carlos Beltran – St. Louis

Pitchers:

Wade Miley – Arizona
Matt Cain – San Francisco
Aroldis Chapman – Cincinnati
R.A. Dickey – New York
Gio Gonzalez – Washington
Cole Hamels – Philadelphia
Joel Hanrahan – Pittsburgh
Clayton Kershaw – L.A.D.
Craig Kimbrel – Atlanta
Lance Lynn – St. Louis
Jonathan Papelbon – Philadelphia
Stephen Strasburg – Washington
Huston Street – San Diego

Reserves:

Starlin Castro (SS) – Chicago
Bryan LaHair (1B) – Chicago
Jay Bruce (OF) – Cincinnati
Carlos Gonzalez (OF) – Colorado
Jose Altuve (2B) – Houston
Giancarlo Stanton (OF) – Miami
Ryan Braun (OF) – Milwaukee
David Wright (3B) New York
Carlos Ruiz (C) – Philadelphia
Andrew McCutchen (OF) – Pittsburgh
Yadier Molina (C) – St. Louis
Ian Desmond (SS) – Washington

American League

Starters:

DH: David Ortiz – Boston
C: Mike Napoli – Texas
1B: Prince Fielder – Detroit
2B: Robinson Cano – New York
3B: Adrian Beltre – Texas
SS: Derek Jeter -New York
LF: Josh Hamilton – Texas
CF: Curtis Granderson – New York
RF: Jose Bautista – Toronto

Pitchers:

Matt Harrison – Texas
Joe Nathan – Texas
Felix Hernandez – Seattle
Ryan Cook – Oakland
Justin Verlander – Detroit
C.C. Sabathia – New York
C.J. Wilson – L.A. Angels
Jered Weaver – L.A. Angels
Jim Johnson – Baltimore
Chris Sale – Chicago
Chris Perez – Cleveland
Fernando Rodney – Tampa Bay
David Price – Tampa Bay

Reserves:

Adam Jones (OF) – Baltimore
Matt Wieters (C) – Baltimore
Adam Dunn (DH) – Chicago
Paul Konerko (1B) – Chicago
Asdrubal Cabrera (SS) – Cleveland

Miguel Cabrera (3B) – Detroit
Billy Butler (DH) – Kansas City
Mike Trout (OF) – L.A. Angels
Mark Trumbo (OF) L.A. Angels
Joe Mauer (C) Minnesota
Elvis Andrus (SS) – Texas
Ian Kinsler (2B) – Texas

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