As of Sunday morning, July 12th, several roster changes have been made to Major League Baseball's All-Star Game since rosters were announced and our fans could begin choosing their four players in our free baseball pool, the All-Star Ticket Slam. We recommend that fans monitor their player selections and revise them accordingly.
(Note: There are other players who were named as All-Stars but who are not playing, such as Miguel Cabrera and Giancarlo Stanton, but because they were already on the disabled list when the pool opened, they were not eligible to be selected by fans. For the purposes of this update, we're not worried about those players.)
The following batters have withdrawn from the game and will not win you any tickets or points: Alex Gordon, Dee Gordon and Jose Bautista.
The following batters were originally reserves and have been named starters: Adam Jones and DJ LeMahieu. They are no longer eligible to win you tickets or points as a reserve, but you may choose them as a starter.
The following batters have been added to the game and are available to be chosen as reserves: Brett Gardner, Brian Dozier and Troy Tulowitzki.
Additional changes are still forthcoming, as the National League designated hitter will be announced soon and other injuries or withdrawals might still occur. For quickest notification, follow us on Twitter @SecondTicket.