October 10, 2021
2021 NL All-Star team
Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado fought in the dugout and onto my National League All-Star team.
Atlanta’s Ozzie Albies edged out Jake Cronenworth at second base.
The Brewers, who won the NL Central, placed three players on the team — all pitchers.
Juan Soto, Zach Wheeler, Jonathan India and Gabe Kapler take home the big awards.
— Kevin Brewer
TEAMS
Best record | San Francisco Giants, 107-55
Worst record | Arizona Diamondbacks, 52-110
Home team | Los Angeles Dodgers, 58-23
Road team | San Francisco Giants, 53-28
Best offense | San Francisco Giants
Best baserunning | Colorado Rockies
Best pitching | Los Angeles Dodgers
Best fielding | Colorado Rockies
ALL-STAR TEAM
Catcher | Buster Posey, Giants
First base | Paul Goldschmidt, Cardinals
Second base | Ozzie Albies, Atlanta
Third base | Manny Machado, Padres
Shortstop | Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres
Left field | Tyler O’Neil, Cardinals
Center field | Bryan Reynolds, Pirates
Right field | Juan Soto, Nationals
Starting pitchers | Zach Wheeler, Phillies
2. Corbin Burnes, Brewers
3. Walker Buehler, Dodgers
4. Max Scherzer, Nationals-Dodgers
5. Brandon Woodruff, Brewers
Reliever | Josh Hader, Brewers
Manager | Gabe Kapler, Giants
Toughest omission | Bryce Harper, Phillies
AWARDS
Player of the Year | Juan Soto, Nationals
Rookie of the Year | Jonathan India, Reds
Best hitter | Juan Soto, Nationals
Best baserunner | Tommy Edman, Cardinals
Best fielder | Ryan McMahon, Rockies
Power / speed | Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres
Five-tool player | Trea Turner, Nationals-Dodgers
Best teammate | Brandon Crawford, Giants
Pitcher of the Year | Zack Wheeler, Phillies
Workhouse | Zack Wheeler, Phillies
Workhouse (reliever) | Tyler Rogers, Giants
Strikeout pitcher | Corbin Burnes, Brewers
Strikeout pitcher (reliever) | Josh Hader, Brewers
Control pitcher | Julio Urias, Dodgers
Control pitcher (reliever) | Josh Tomlin, Atlanta
Retired | Ryan Braun, Brewers
Highest-paid player | Trevor Bauer, $40 million
3,000 strikeouts | Max Scherzer, Dodgers
No-hitters | Joe Musgrove, Wade Miley, Tyler Gilbert
July 25, 2021
Adam Frazier
position | second base bats | left throws | right
2021 age | 29
2021 salary | $4.3 million
Contract status | Signed through 2021
Arbitration eligible | 2022
Earliest free agent | 2023
Teams | Pirates (2016-21), Padres (21)
Career statistics | Baseball-Reference.com
Acquired | Traded by the Pirates to the Padres for Tucupita Marcano, Michell Miliano and Jack Suwinski on July 25, 2021.
Resume
• NL All-Star (2021)
July 13, 2021
Player rankings, All-Star break
Babe Ruth. Bullet Rogan. Shohei Ohtani.
Or Ronald Acuña Jr. + Gerrit Cole.
Ohtani, the Angels designated hitter-pitcher, is the best player in baseball and the kind of person everyone “should embrace.”
Ohtani is hitting .279/.364/.698 with 33 home runs, 70 RBIs and 65 runs. Those numbers alone place him among the top five position players in the game.
But Ohtani pitches, too. The right-hander is 3-1 with a 3.49 ERA. He has 87 strikeouts in 67 innings.
The top 10 players in baseball are:
1. Shohei Ohtani, Angels
2. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays
3. Fernando Tatís Jr., Padres
4. Jacob deGrom, Mets
5. Max Muncy, Dodgers
6. Zack Wheeler, Phillies
7. Brandon Crawford, Giants
8. Trea Turner, Nationals
9. Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox
10. Marcus Semien, Blue Jays
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