-Former University of Georgia standout and Los Angeles Angels infielder Jared Walsh has been selected to the American League All-Star team, Major League Baseball (MLB) announced Monday.
Walsh ranks in the top five in the American League in RBI (61), home runs (20), doubles (22), extra-base hits (43) and slugging percentage (.556). He has provided two walk-off hits this year and hit a game-tying grand slam in the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium last week off seven-time All-Star Aroldis Chapman. Walsh joins Angels teammates Shohei Ohtani (DH/P) and Mike Trout (OF) on this year’s All-Star squad.
A 39th round selection by the Angles in 2015, Walsh is the fourth Bulldog in school history to receive this honor, joining pitcher Spurgeon “Spud Chandler, infielder Glenn Davis and pitcher Alex Wood.