HOUSTON -- Javier Bracamonte, the Astros' bullpen catcher since 2001, will hop aboard Houston's club-wide caravan to Washington at the end of this week as part of the pennant-winning staff representing the American League's for the 2018 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard. And he'll play a big role in the festivities: Bracamonte will throw to third baseman Alex Bregman at 7 p.m. CT in Monday's T-Mobile Home Run Derby on ESPN.
"He better throw strikes," Astros manager AJ Hinch said on Thursday. "He's another guy under a lot of pressure. The other day I told a story about how many All-Stars we had in the [clubhouse].