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Ex-Brave Kimbrel is American League All-Star

The Braves had one player picked for the All-Star Game -- pitcher Julio Teheran. But most Braves fans will be rooting for at least one other player too.

Former Braves closer Craig Kimbrel, now with the Red Sox, was picked for the American League team. Kimbrel is 1-3 but he has 17 saves and a 2.53 ERA in his first season in the AL.

The Cubs became the first team since the 1976 Cincinnati Reds' Big Red Machine to have five players voted as All-Star starters, and seven Chicago players were picked Tuesday for the July 12 game at San Diego's Petco Park.