WASHINGTON -- Some players might expect to have a regular shot at making an All-Star team, but then there are the guys who never expected they'd get the opportunity or the honor of being in the Midsummer Classic. During their media availability on Monday before the All-Star Game, some of the biggest surprises on this year's squads talked about how they felt about making the trip to D.C.
Ross Stripling, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers
In his second season in the majors in 2017, Stripling made 49 appearances but just two as a starter, one of those in the meaningless final game of the regular season as the team geared up for the postseason.