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Dodger Players Heading to the All Star Game in Washington D.C.

By Jake Matthews

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 21: Kenley Jansen #74 of the Los Angeles Dodgers points to the sky after earning a save in the ninth inning of the game against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium on April 21, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 21: Kenley Jansen #74 of the Los Angeles Dodgers points to the sky after earning a save in the ninth inning of the game against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium on April 21, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 23: Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in the first inning against the New York Mets at Citi Field on June 23, 2018, in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

The Usual Suspects?

Missing from the list of Dodger All-Stars is veritable Who’s Who of their “best” players.  Seager went down by the end of April with season-ending Tommy John surgery.  Bellinger, while showing some signs of offense, is not playing at the level he did in his stellar rookie campaign.  Justin Turner has already missed over 40 games this year.  He started the season on the Disabled List with a broken wrist suffered in the final days of Spring Training and has yet to fully regain the form that has made him one of the team leaders.

Of course, the Dodger’s most notable absence from the All-Star Game will be Clayton Kershaw.  Two stints on the Disabled List (left elbow tendinitis and a lower back strain) will cause Kershaw to be left off the All-Star roster.   It will be the first time in 8 years Kershaw won’t make the team.  On a side note, the fact that the greatest pitcher of his generation could actually end up playing his entire career without ever starting an All-Star Game is truly mind-boggling!

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