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Gators great Pete Alonso is an all-star again but won't compete in Home Run Derby

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Pete Alonso
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Pete Alonso, the former Florida Gators star now with the New York Mets, is headed back to Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game. He was chosen as a reserve infielder for the National League, MLB announced Sunday.

For Alonso, a first baseman, this will be All-Star Game appearance No. 5. He also was chosen in 2019, ’22, ’23 and ’24. His selection this year comes as no surprise. That’s because Alonso is having one of the best seasons of his career. Following Sunday’s game, he is batting .287 with 20 homers and 73 RBI, the latter ranking third in all of the majors. Additionally, he’s carrying a .380 on-base percentage and a .923 OPS.

According to the New York Times, Alonso won’t be taking part in this year’s Home Run Derby. Alonso won the Home Run Derby in 2019 and 2021. He was a semifinalist in 2022.

“I just decided not to do it this year,” Alonso said, per the Times. “I have never really fully enjoyed the three off-days, so I just want to be in the best possible position to help this team win in the second half. I’m in a groove with certain things. … I love the event. It’s a sick event. I definitely will do it again. It doesn’t mean ‘No’ forever. I figure I’ll take a break.”

The All-Star Game is July 15 at Atlanta’s Truist Park. Here’s who else was chosen to play in the game:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Starters
C: Cal Raleigh (SEA)
1B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR)
2B: Gleyber Torres (DET)
3B: José Ramírez (CLE)
SS: Jacob Wilson (ATH)
OF: Aaron Judge (NYY)
OF: Riley Greene (DET)
OF: Javier Báez (DET)
DH: Ryan O’Hearn (BAL)

Reserves
C: Alejandro Kirk (TOR)
INF: Jonathan Aranda (TB)
INF: Alex Bregman (BOS)
INF: Jazz Chisholm Jr. (NYY)
INF: Brandon Lowe (TB)
INF: Jeremy Peña (HOU)
INF: Bobby Witt Jr. (KC)
OF: Byron Buxton (MIN)
OF: Steven Kwan (CLE)
OF: Julio Rodríguez (SEA)
DH: Brent Rooker (ATH)

Starting pitchers
RHP: Hunter Brown (HOU)
LHP: Kris Bubic (KC)
LHP: Garrett Crochet (BOS)
RHP: Jacob deGrom (TEX)
LHP: Max Fried (NYY)
LHP: Yusei Kikuchi (LAA)
LHP: Tarik Skubal (DET)
RHP: Shane Smith (CWS)
RHP: Bryan Woo (SEA)

Relief pitchers
LHP: Aroldis Chapman (BOS)
LHP: Josh Hader (HOU)
RHP: Andrés Muñoz (SEA)

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Starters
C: Will Smith (LAD)
1B: Freddie Freeman (LAD)
2B: Ketel Marte (AZ)
3B: Manny Machado (SD)
SS: Francisco Lindor (NYM)
OF: Ronald Acuña Jr. (ATL)
OF: Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC)
OF: Kyle Tucker (CHC)
DH: Shohei Ohtani (LAD)

Reserves
C: Hunter Goodman (COL)
INF: Pete Alonso (NYM)
INF: Elly De La Cruz (CIN)
INF: Brendan Donovan (STL)
INF: Matt Olson (ATL)
INF: Eugenio Suárez (AZ)
OF: Corbin Carroll (AZ)
OF: Kyle Stowers (MIA)
OF: Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD)
OF: James Wood (WSH)
DH: Kyle Schwarber (PHI)

Starting pitchers
LHP: Matthew Boyd (CHC)
LHP: MacKenzie Gore (WSH)
LHP: Clayton Kershaw (LAD) — Legend Pick
RHP: Freddy Peralta (MIL)
LHP: Robbie Ray (SF)
LHP: Chris Sale (ATL)
RHP: Paul Skenes (PIT)
RHP: Logan Webb (SF)
RHP: Zack Wheeler (PHI)
RHP: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (LAD)

Relief pitchers
RHP: Jason Adam (SD)
RHP: Edwin Díaz (NYM)
RHP: Randy Rodríguez (SF)

Alonso played for the Gators from 2014-16. As a junior, he slashed .374/.469/.659 with 14 home runs and 60 RBIs. That summer, the Mets selected him in the second round.

Nine years later, he now has 246 career MLB homers. 

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