Major League Baseball announced that three Astros pitchers, Justin Verlander, Ryan Pressly and Gerrit Cole, were named to the 2019 American League All-Star team.
The three will join three other Astros players, Alex Bregman, George Springer and Michael Brantley, who are starters for the All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 9 via fan vote.
The Houston team is the only major league team with six players at the All-Star Game. This will be Pressly's first time in the All-Star Game.
congrats to Justin Verlander (@JustinVerlander). Gerrit Cole and Ryan Pressly named AL All Stars. 1st time for Ryan.#Astros sending MLB high 6 to #ASG @KPRC2
— Randy McIlvoy (@KPRC2RandyMc) June 30, 2019
3 #Astros pitchers named to AL All-Star team: @JustinVerlander , @GerritCole45 & Ryan Pressly. Houston has the most all-stars with 6 (Bregman, Springer, Brantley). @KPRC2
— Adam Wexler (@KPRC2AdamW) June 30, 2019