{"id":4492,"date":"2026-07-07T19:05:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4492"},"modified":"2026-07-07T19:05:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:05:03","slug":"american-league-all-star-team-adds-red-sox-first-baseman-willson-contreras-to-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4492","title":{"rendered":"American League All-Star team adds Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras to roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>CHICAGO \u2014 Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras was named to the American League All-Star team on Tuesday as a replacement for the Blue Jays\u2019 Vladimir Guerrero Jr.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4491\">Trump administration guts efforts to prevent gun violence, suppressing reports<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Guerrero was selected in the fan voting and announced he would skip the game and spend the break at his home in Florida to rest a sore lower back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s the fourth All-Star selection for the 34-year-old Contreras and the first since 2022, when he represented the National League in his final season with the Cubs. He enters Tuesday night\u2019s game against the White Sox hitting .284 with 20 home runs, 59 RBIs, and a .921 OPS. He also rates as one of the best defensive first basemen in the league.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>The flawed, fumbling Red Sox have outscored opponents for the season. Does that suggest better days ahead?<\/div>\n<p><span>The honor comes as Contreras is appealing a seven-game suspension imposed by Major League Baseball for his actions in a bench-clearing brawl in a game against the Nationals at Fenway Park on June 30.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4489\">NATO unveils billions in arms deals to prove its firepower as Trump again demands Greenland<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>His appeal has not yet been scheduled by MLB. The result would not affect his status for the All-Star Game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Contreras joins Sox closer Aroldis Chapman and starter Ranger Suarez on the AL roster.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Suarez lasted only 2\u2154 innings against the Angels on Sunday because of left adductor and groin tightness. He is not on the injured list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4487\">Here are the key Democrats who have spoken out on Graham Platner \u2014 and who haven\u2019t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conteras, an injury replacement for the Blue Jays&#8217; Vladimir Guerrero Jr., joins Red Sox closer Aroldis Chapman and starter Ranger Suarez on the AL roster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4147,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>American League All-Star team adds Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras to roster - 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