The Mets didn’t get an All-Star starter – but on Sunday, they found out both of their starting vote finalists were indeed All-Stars, and two others made it, too.
Both Pete Alonso and Starling Marte were voted in by the players to play in the 2022 MLB All-Star Game on July 19 in Los Angeles, as revealed Sunday, and the players also voted in closer Edwin Diaz and infielder/outfielder Jeff McNeil as well.
All four are second-time All-Stars, and four is the most the Mets have had since Yoenis Cespedes, Bartolo Colon, Jeurys Familia, and Noah Syndergaard all ended up as All-Stars in 2016 – and they haven’t had four or more actually play in a game since 2007.
“It’s special, and we should have that many All-Stars – we have one of the best records in baseball and our team is super-talented,” Alonso said Sunday. “We have an excellent team.”
Especially great news for Alonso, who had urged fans to vote for him in an appearance on Carton & Roberts last week, but gets to LA anyway despite losing that starting vote to Paul Goldschmidt.
“It’s such a high honor, and I’m appreciative of the opportunity. It’s hard work paying off, and I’m really happy I get to represent my team and the city of New York in Los Angeles,” he said.
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And he may not have won the vote, but perhaps, the players voting him in is even more special.
“It means a lot. It’s something that I really take pride in,” Alonso said. “I’m really happy that I was able to play my way into the game. Hard work pays off.”
So, what about the Home Run Derby? Alonso told Craig & Evan he would definitely defend his title if he was voted in, then said he’d do it if “I’m an All-Star” – so what will it be?
“I never said I was gonna do the derby yet, but I’m excited for the All-Star Game,” he coyly said. “I’m really stoked.”
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