(610 Sports) – MLB announced today that Royals left fielder Andrew Benintendi has been named to his first All-Star Game as a reserve and will represent the Royals at the 92nd All-Star Game, which will be played on Tuesday, July 19 at Dodger Stadium.
Benintendi entered Sunday with a .317 batting average, the 5th highest in MLB. Only Luis Arraez (.355), Paul Goldschmidt (.340), Rafael Devers (.327) and Bryce Harper (.318) are hitting at a higher clip than the Royals left-feilder. With eight games remaining before the All-Star break, Benintendi’s current mark of .317 (including today’s game) is the highest by a Royal before the break since Eric Hosmer hit .318 in the unofficial first half of the 2017 season. As of this writing, Benintendi is tied for the American League lead in times on base (136) and ranks 7th in the Majors with a .389 on-base percentage.
Benintendi is currently in the midst of a 19-game on-base streak, the longest active run in the American League and the 2nd-longest streak of his career, trailing only his 23-game on-base streak earlier this season from May 10-June 3. He is one of two players in the Majors this season with multiple on-base streaks of at least 19 games, along with Trea Turner of the Dodgers.