2009.07.14
Former Avalanche player Figgins now an All-Star
The Associated Press reported that Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria is out of the American League starting lineup for the All-Star game because of an infected right ring finger and is being replace by Chone Figgins, who played for the Salem Avalanche when he was a member of the Colorado Rockies organization.
Longoria is being replaced in the starting lineup for tonight's game by Texas third baseman Michael Young, who will bat seventh.
Young is a six-time All-Star who will be making his first start. He is batting .308 with 11 homers and 37 RBIs this season.
Figgins, of the Los Angeles Angels, is a first-time All-Star, is hitting .310 with one homer, 28 RBIs and an AL-leading 68 runs.
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