{"id":2495791,"date":"2026-07-09T23:54:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T23:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2495791"},"modified":"2026-07-09T23:54:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T23:54:39","slug":"royals-cardinals-2026-mlb-all-star-selections-pro-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-cardinals-2026-mlb-all-star-selections-pro-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals Cardinals 2026 MLB All-Star selections | Pro Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Players from the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals will represent their respective team at the 2026 MLB All-Star Game.<\/p>\n

Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and right-handed pitcher Michael Wacha were named American League All-Stars, the Royals announced.<\/p>\n

Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker and right-handed pitcher Riley O\u2019Brien were named National League All-Stars, according to the Cardinals.<\/p>\n

Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol will also go to Philadelphia after being selected as an honorary coach on Dodgers manager Dave Roberts\u2019 National League staff, according to the Cardinals.<\/p>\n

Witt was voted in as the American League\u2019s starting shortstop. It is his third consecutive All-Star selection and his first fan election.<\/p>\n

Witt joins Fred Patek in 1978 and Alcides Escobar in 2015 as the only Royals shortstops to win fan elections, according to the Royals.<\/p>\n

Witt has continued to produce across multiple areas this season. He has 12 home runs, 38 RBIs and an .824 OPS, according to MLB.com<\/a>. His speed has also been part of his All-Star case, with Witt recording his 30th stolen base of the season July 5.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wacha earned the second All-Star selection of his career and his first since 2015, when he was with the Cardinals.<\/p>\n

Wacha has a 3.77 ERA, 96 strikeouts and a 1.19 WHIP this season, according to MLB.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One of Wacha\u2019s strongest moments came June 27, when he recorded his 1,500th career strikeout. The Royals said Wacha became the 17th active pitcher to reach that milestone.<\/p>\n

Walker earned the first All-Star selection of his career after a breakout first half for St. Louis.<\/p>\n

Walker entered the week with 19 home runs, 63 RBIs, an .867 OPS and 11 stolen bases through his first 83 games, according to the Cardinals. <\/p>\n

Walker is the Cardinals\u2019 first All-Star outfielder since Matt Holliday in 2015, according to the team.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Brien also earned the first All-Star selection of his career after taking over a key role in the Cardinals\u2019 bullpen.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Brien has 22 saves, a 3.62 ERA, 36 strikeouts and a 1.15 WHIP this season, according to MLB.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Cardinals\u2019 team site reported O\u2019Brien\u2019s 22 saves were tied with San Diego\u2019s Mason Miller for the National League lead to enter the week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The All-Star Game is scheduled for July 14 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.komu.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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