Yasiel Puig not selected for All-Star Game; up for Final Vote

SAN FRANCISCO – Yasiel Puig was not picked for the All-Star Game either by the fan balloting, the player vote or by National League manager Bruce Bochy.

That doesn't necessarily mean the Los Angeles Dodgers' rookie sensation won't participate.

Carlos Beltran of the St. Louis Cardinals, Carlos Gonzalez of the Colorado Rockies and Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals earned the starting outfield spots as chosen by the fans. The outfield reserves are the Milwaukee Brewers' Carlos Gomez, the Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen, the Colorado Rockies' Michael Cuddyer and the Philadelphia Phillies' Domonic Brown.

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Puig, who has energized the fast-charging Dodgers with his .420 batting average, 1.155 OPS and all-out hustle, still has a couple of avenues that could lead him to the showcase game July 16 at Citi Field.

He could be chosen in online-voting by the fansamong five candidates for the final spot, or he could get tabbed as an injury replacement, a common occurrence in recent years.

In the Final Vote, Puig faces competition from Washington's Ian Desmond, Atlanta's Frddie Freeman, San Francisco's Hunter Pence and Dodgers teammate Adrian Gonzalez.

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Yasiel Puig ended his sensational first month in the major leagues with his first four-hit game. He also finished June with 44 hits, surpassing the 42 by Pittsburgh's Bob Elliott in September 1939 for the second-most in a player's first full calendar month in the major leagues. Joe DiMaggio had 48 in May 1936.  Gary A. Vasquez, USA TODAY Sports

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