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D-backs’ Goldschmidt, Corbin named to 2013 NL All-Star team

Jul 7, 2013, 1:10 AM | Updated: 4:45 am

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The Arizona Diamondbacks will have two representatives at the 84th Midsummer Classic on July 16 at Citi Field in New York.

First baseman Paul Goldschmidt was selected as a reserve, earning his first All-Star selection. Goldschmidt is in the midst of a breakout season, in which he has hit .305 with 21 HRs and a league-high 73 RBIs.

Goldschmidt couldn’t beat out Cincinnati Reds’ first baseman Joey Votto for the start. The D-backs haven’t had a position player start in an All-Star Game since Luis Gonzalez in 2001.

Left-hander Patrick Corbin will join the NL pitching staff in his first All-Star selection, after compiling a 9-1 record with a 2.49 ERA and 89 strikeouts in 115.2 IP this season.

Corbin ranks fifth in the NL in wins this season, but could have an even better record to show for his efforts. The 23-year-old has posted a 2.36 ERA in seven no-decisions for the D-backs this year. He has also pitched at least seven innings, giving up two runs or less, in six of those games.

Both Goldschmidt and Corbin were selected in the players’ voting.

D-backs’ outfielder Gerardo Parra, who was thought to get consideration for an All-Star spot, was not chosen or placed on the five-player MLB.com final vote ballot. Parra is batting .297 with seven homers and 26 RBI in 83 games this year.

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