The Cleveland Indians did something yesterday that hadn’t happened since the ‘90s squads were crushing baseballs at historic rates: They had five players named to the All-Star game in consecutive seasons.
Jose Ramirez, Francisco Lindor, Michael Brantley, and Corey Kluber will all be making back-to-back trips to the All-Star game, the first time four Tribe teammates have done that since Sandy Alomar Jr., Kenny Lofton, Jim Thome, Manny Ramirez, and Omar Vizquel all went in 1998 and 1999. In addition to all the familiar faces, Trevor Bauer will make his All-Star debut, filling out the Tribe’s All-Star selection at a league-leading five players.