HOUSTON, Texas - Seattle Mariners First baseman / designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach has been selected to play for the American League in the 90th annual Major League Baseball All-Star Game presented by Mastercard on Tuesday, July 9 at Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH. Major League Baseball made the announcement today.
This is Vogelbach's first career All-Star selection.
The 2019 American League and National League All-Star starters were announced earlier on Thursday, June 27 during "Google MLB All-Star Election Night" on ESPN.
Vogelbach, 26, entered play today ranked 8th in the American League with a .911 OPS this season. The 6-foot, 250-pound first baseman/designated hitter is batting .244 (63x258) with 47 runs scored, 11 doubles, 20 home runs, 48 RBI, 56 walks, a .379 on-base percentage and a .519 slugging percentage in 79 games. Among American League leaders entering play today, he ranked T7th in home runs, T16th in RBI, 5th in walks, 8th in on-base percentage, and 14th in slugging percentage. His 56 walks so far this season are the most by a Mariners player prior to the All-Star break since John Olerud tallied 57 walks in 2002. Overall Vogelbach ranks T8th most walks in club history before the break. He is the first Mariners left-handed batter in franchise history to record 20 home runs and 50 walks prior to the All-Star break.
The 2019 All-Star Game will be played at Progressive Field on Tuesday, July 9 at 5:00 pm PT (8:00 pm ET). The 90th annual Midsummer Classic will be televised nationally by FOX Sports; in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS; and worldwide by partners in more than 180 countries. FOX Deportes will provide Spanish language coverage in the U.S., while ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide exclusive national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network, MLB.com and SiriusXM also will provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information, please visit allstargame.com.