SAN DIEGO -- Despite a solid all-around start to the 2016 campaign, Padres outfielder Melvin Upton Jr. is not among the National League's leading vote-getters for the All-Star Game, which were unveiled by Major League Baseball on Wednesday afternoon.
In a release, MLB listed the top five vote-getters at catcher and each infield position and the top 15 outfielders. No Padres were among them.
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Upton entered Wednesday batting .255/.319/.408 with six homers -- two of them walk-offs -- and is tied for third in the NL with 10 stolen bases. Defensively, Upton's seven Defensive Runs Saved are third among all Major League left fielders.
Meanwhile, third baseman Yangervis Solarte was hurt by a stint on the disabled list that lasted more than a month. But for the 15 games he's been healthy -- an admittedly small sample size -- he's been the Padres' best hitter, batting .300/.397/.600 in 58 plate appearances. Over the past week, Solarte is 9-for-25 with three homers and three doubles.
Should any Padres be voted into the starting lineup for the All-Star Game at Petco Park, they would join Tony Gwynn, Benito Santiago and Fred McGriff as the only San Diego players to represent their club in a hometown Midsummer Classic.
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