{"id":66664,"date":"2025-07-07T01:26:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T01:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=66664"},"modified":"2025-07-07T01:26:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T01:26:06","slug":"atlanta-braves-olson-sale-join-acuna-on-mlb-all-star-game-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=66664","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Braves\u2019 Olson, Sale join Acu\u00f1a on MLB All-Star Game roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two other Atlanta Braves players will join Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. at the MLB All-Star Game next week.<\/p>\n<p>First baseman Matt Olson has been named as National League reserve infielder for the game, and Chris Sale has joined the list of starting pitchers, though he will be unable to play in the game due to an injury.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>It will be Sale\u2019s ninth appearance at the All-Star Game and second as a Brave.<\/p>\n<p>This is the fourth consecutive Midsummer Classic in which the host club has at least three All-Stars.<\/p>\n<p>Two former Braves, Freddie Freeman of the Dodgers and Max Fried of the Yankees, will return to Truist Park as All-Stars.<\/p>\n<p><b>[DOWNLOAD: <\/b>Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks<b>]<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was actually a little surprised,\u201d Sale said. \u201cI didn\u2019t know if I had enough innings or if I had missed enough time to kind of miss the mark, but I definitely appreciate, you know, the recognition and being able to take part in this and just being able to stand on that line in front of our home fans for an All-Star Game is special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing from Atlanta and playing for the Braves, (it\u2019s) obviously a special one,\u201d Olson said. \u201cIt\u2019s one of those full-circle things for sure. In the city that you grow up, being the kid kind of hoping one day you\u2019ll be able to do that, and being able to be there is special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The All-Star Game happens on Tuesday, July 15. 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