All-Braves infield? NL manager Thomson ponders Atlanta mix

Philadelphia Phillies supervisor Rob Thomson may rely closely on a division rival’s gamers when he takes cost of the Nationwide League lineup in Tuesday evening’s All-Star Recreation in Seattle

Eight Atlanta Braves made the All-Star workforce, together with three starters: catcher Sean Murphy, shortstop Orlando Arcia and outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr., who earned essentially the most All-Star fan votes of any participant.

However from his roster of reserves, Thomson can slot in three extra Braves — Matt Olson at first base, Ozzie Albies at second and Austin Riley at third — and play with the complete Atlanta infield if he so chooses.

“I assume there might be an opportunity that we’ve got an all-Braves infield,” Thomson stated Monday.

Thomson is managing within the All-Star Recreation after he took over the Phillies in June 2022 and guided them to the World Sequence after a disappointing begin to the season. The Phillies misplaced to the Houston Astros, whose skipper, Dusty Baker, will likely be in control of the American League on Tuesday

The Phillies are a decent 48-41 and in third place within the NL East on the break. Nonetheless, the division rival Braves are 60-29 with a plus-147 run differential and look primed to make a run at their second World Sequence title in three years.

“…They’ve an awesome membership,” Thomson stated. “They put up some actually good offensive numbers, and so they have all have earned that proper to be on this workforce. So I am actually trying ahead to getting to fulfill them, all people within the clubhouse actually, however I am actually trying ahead to get to fulfill them and be with them and it is actually an honor to be managing this group of expertise.”

Baker has an identical choice out there to him on the AL facet.

The Texas Rangers — who hit the break main Baker’s Astros by two video games within the AL West — bought a whopping 5 starters within the All-Star Recreation. Catcher Jonah Heim, second baseman Marcus Semien, shortstop Corey Seager, third baseman Josh Jung and outfielder Adolis Garcia will all be within the beginning lineup on Tuesday.

Baker cannot make it an all-Texas infield, however he may insert Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi so that every one six members of the group are within the recreation concurrently.

“Effectively, I hope so. I have never spoken to him but,” Baker stated Monday. “I have never spoken to our pitching coach but who’s going to speak to him.

“So, sure, proper now we’re planning on getting all people in there most likely on one inning that is out there. However we have needed to combine and match just a little bit on who is out there, who pitched Sunday, who pitched Saturday. So, above all, we’ve got to attempt to maintain different individuals’s gamers.”

–Area Degree Media