Cubs' Willson Contreras and Ian Happ, White Sox' Liam Hendriks and Tim Anderson to play in MLB All-Star Game
LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) -- The Cubs and White Sox will each be represented by two players in the MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday.
For the Cubs, three-time All-Star Willson Contreras will start for the National League team, with first-time All-Star Ian Happ serving as a reserve.
Also on the National League team is Contreras' brother, William, who is the designated hitter for the Atlanta Braves.
This is the first time brothers have started on the same All-Star team since Sandy and Roberto Alomar in 1992, and the first time brothers have played in the game together since 2003.
"It will be really cool to hit in front of my brother, and everything would be like amazing," Willson Contreras said. "I don't know what to tell you, to be honest – it's just priceless."
For the White Sox, closer Liam Hendriks got the late call to join the American League team – and slugger Tim Anderson will have his second All-Star appearance.
This will be Anderson's first appearance as a starter.
"I'm not doing anything different – I'm just being myself, you know. That draws that crowd. And you know, just being there, tapping to the culture, and bringing that into baseball is definitely dope," Anderson said. "You know, go out, and most importantly, be myself, be authentic, and have fun and enjoy it while I'm doing it – you know, definitely a dream come true."
Anderson will bat seventh, behind the Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton.
Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw will start for the NL in the All-Star Game. on Tuesday night in the first All-Star Game, and Tampa Bay's Shane McClanahan will be on the mound for the AL.
Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani will lead off for the AL as the designated hitter. Last year, he was the starting pitcher and led off as the DH in the AL's 5-2 win at Denver.
The game will be played at Dodger Stadium, for the first time since 1980.