SAN FRANCISCO -- Giants catcher Buster Posey, who was named to his sixth Midsummer Classic on Sunday night, will miss next week's MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard to rest his injured right hip, manager Bruce Bochy announced before Monday night's game against the Cubs.
Posey will receive a cortisone shot as the first half of the season ends and the All-Star break begins, and the Giants hope that rest over that stretch will allow the 31-year-old Posey to return shortly after the break.
Although Bochy didn't offer details on Posey's injury, he said that the injury is to blame for Posey's relative lack of power this season.