{"id":710497,"date":"2017-06-30T14:26:06","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T18:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=710497"},"modified":"2017-06-30T14:26:06","modified_gmt":"2017-06-30T18:26:06","slug":"jay-bruce-jacob-degrom-likeliest-new-york-mets-all-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/jay-bruce-jacob-degrom-likeliest-new-york-mets-all-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay Bruce, Jacob deGrom Likeliest New York Mets’ All Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"
Selection of the rosters for the All Star Game will be revealed Sunday night, and the New York Mets don’t figure to have more than the minimum of one representative. The Mets sent four players and their entire coaching staff to the All Star Game last year, although no players appeared in the game due to injury and curious managing from Terry Collins. The team’s poor record this season all but assures that there will be only one Mets’ representative in Miami thanks to the rule requiring all teams have a player at the All Star Game. The game no longer counts for home field advantage in the World Series, meaning that rosters have shrunk back to 32 for a normal exhibition game. Major League Baseball has also taken away the final selections from the manager, meaning National League skipper Joe Maddon can’t load his bench with Cubs’ players or take Jerry Blevins as a lefty specialist for his bullpen.<\/p>\n