When the Orioles sent John Means to the All-Star Game in 2019, he didn’t make it onto the field to appear in the game. The same won’t happen for Cedric Mullins this year.
American League manager Kevin Cash announced Monday in Denver that Mullins would replace injured starter Mike Trout as the team’s starting center for Tuesday’s showcase game at Coors Field, with the Orioles’ star batting ninth.
Mullins was a choice that Orioles manager Brandon Hyde and some of the other players lobbied for as the starter, and it helped that he was also statistically the best candidate.