Four Reds Shine Bright

What could be better than winning a three-game home series against the division-leading Milwaukee Brewers? Being named to the National League All-Star team the very same day.

Aroldis Chapman, Johnny Cueto, Todd Frazier, and Devin Mesoraco will represent the Cincinnati Reds at Target Field in Minneapolis, MN, on July 15, as all four of these men were named members of the N.L. All-Star team.

This is the first All-Star appearance for everybody but Chapman as he made the N.L. All-Star team in 2012 and 2013. All four of these Reds are very deserving of this honor, and all but Mesoraco were voted in by the players. Mesoraco was named to the team by St. Louis Cardinals and N.L. All-Star team manager Mike Matheny.

Chapman has bounced back brilliantly from his horrifying spring training injury, recording 17 saves so far this season. Cueto has been the ace of the staff and has a record of 8-6 and a 1.99 ERA. Frazier has rebounded after last season’s slump and currently has a batting average of .291 while driving in 47 runs. Mesoraco is excelling in his first full year as starting catcher, as the Punxsutawney Powerhouse has driven in 42 runs while attaining a batting average of .317.

Congrats to these four players as they will make the Queen City proud during the All-Star break. I hope to see all four, as well as more Reds players, make the N.L. All-Star team next season as Great American Ball Park will be the site of 2015’s MLB All-Star Game. 

(On a side-note, I do not have a Devin Mesoraco bobblehead since the Reds have not released one, which is why he is not in the picture. Based on his performance so far this season, I believe the Reds should immortalize him with a bobblehead next season. Make it happen Reds!)