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The Pirates Made All-Star Game History for the Wrong Reason
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The Pirates Made All-Star Game History for the Wrong Reason
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The Pirates are sending Paul Skenes and Braxton Ashcraft to the 2026 MLB All-Star Game, but neither pitcher will actually appear. Even worse, one of baseball’s highest-scoring offenses will not have a single position player representing it.
Alex Stumpf breaks down the historic snub, why Bryan Reynolds and Brandon Lowe deserved serious consideration and why MLB may need to expand All-Star rosters to better recognize deserving hitters.
Read Alex’s work at Book Rule Bucs:
bookrulebucs.substack.com
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