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Phillies' Cristopher Sánchez Replaces Braves' Chris Sale on MLB All-Star Game Roster

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The Philadelphia Phillies All-Star total has risen to eight.

MLB announced that Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez had been named to the NL Team as a replacement for Atlanta Braves pitcher Chris Sale.

Sánchez joins Alec Bohm, Zach Wheeler, Ranger Suarez, Jeff Hoffman, Matt Strahm, Bryce Harper and Trea Turner as the Phillies participants in the game. This is the eighth time a single team has had eight All-Stars and the first time a team has had five pitchers.

This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.