When Noah Syndergaard left Friday’s game with a “dead arm”, it was all the opening Pomeranz needed to get on the team.
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Myers’ selection also makes him the eighth Padres player to represent the National League with the All-Star game taking place in San Diego, joining Rollie Fingers and Dave Winfield, who did so in 1978, and Tony Gwynn, Fred McGriff, Benito Santiago, Tony Fernandez and Gary Sheffield, who did so in 1992, the Padres said.
Drew Pomeranz #13 of the San Diego Padres pitches during the second inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees at PETCO Park on July 2, 2016 in San Diego, California.
With the All-Star Game about to descend upon the city of San Diego, the future of the San Diego Padres All-Stars has become a question of their availability.
San Diego pitcher Drew Pomeranz and outfielders Starling Marte of Pittsburgh and Jay Bruce of Cincinnati have been added to the NL All-Star team as injury replacements. The 27-year-old lefty is a first-time All-Star. They were the highest-ranked NL outfielders on the ballots picked by players.
The North Carolina native now leads the team in hits, home runs, RBI, runs scored and walks. He had 18 home runs and 62 RBIs going into Saturday.
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