MLB All-Star teams announced, Winker and Castellanos are the only Reds All-Stars

Jesse Winker thanks fans after being named All-Star Game starter

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On Thursday, Cincinnati Reds outfielders Jesse Winker and Nick Castellanos were named MLB All-Star Game starters. MLB announced the rest of the All-Star game roster on Sunday, and Winker and Castellanos remain the only Reds on the roster.

© Sam Greene Cincinnati Reds left fielder Jesse Winker (33) and right fielder Nick Castellanos (2) receive a standing ovation as they are announced to have been named to the All-Star Game roster in the fifth inning of the MLB National League game between the Cincinnati Reds and the San Diego Padres at Great American Ball Park in downtown Cincinnati on Thursday, July 1, 2021. The Reds won 5-4 on a walk-off single, with the bases loaded, off the bat of Tyler Stephenson.

The Reds have had at least two All-Stars every year since 2009, but they have only had three-or-more All-Stars in one of the last six All-Star games.

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In 2019, starting pitchers Sonny Gray and Luis Castillo were Cincinnati’s two All-Stars. This year, the Reds have two position players in the event in Castellanos and Winker.

The Reds players who had the strongest case to make the field but missed the cut were starting pitcher Wade Miley and reliever Tejay Antone.

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Entering Sunday’s game, Miley was one of 18 National League pitchers with at least 80 innings and an ERA at 3.09 or lower. Miley is joined on that list by some of the best pitchers in MLB, including Jacob deGrom of the New York Mets, Brandon Woodruff of the Milwaukee Brewers and Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals. 

On that list of 18 pitchers, Miley ranked 18th in ERA, 11th in fielding independent pitching and 14th in opposing hitter’s OPS.

© Kareem Elgazzar Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Wade Miley (22) delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Sunday, July 4, 2021, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.

Tejay Antone has been one of the best relief pitchers in MLB, but he has been limited by injuries. Antone is on the injured list with a right forearm strain, and he has only pitched in five games in June.

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Antone is still one of five relievers in the NL with at least 30 innings pitched and an ERA at 1.87 or below. Antone has allowed seven runs all season, and two of them came in his last appearances before going on the 10-day injured list.

© Albert Cesare / The Enquirer Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Tejay Antone (70) throws a pitch in the eighth inning of the MLB baseball game between Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, on Wednesday, May 5, 2021.

Among that group of five pitchers, Antone ranks first in strikeout rate and second in fielding independent pitching. 

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: MLB All-Star teams announced, Winker and Castellanos are the only Reds All-Stars