As a reminder, I went to the All-Star game and Home Run Derby in Cincinnati. So I’m collecting this All-Star Stitches set! These cards have swatches from the Monday practice festivities.
This is the 39th card toward this set.
Card number: STIT-AM
Player: Andrew McCutchen
How I got the card: COMC in April
Position: Center Field
How he made the roster: Cutch was voted as one of the 3 outfield reserves via the player ballot, and ended up replacing injured Giancarlo Stanton to be the Senior Circuit’s starting center fielder.
This was his 5th All-Star selection. He hasn’t made the ASG since, though I think he’s got a chance in 2019.
First half stat line: .295/12/56
All-Star game: 1-3 with a home run. He led off the bottom of the first with a foul pop up against Dallas Keuchel, and struck out against Felix Hernandez in the third. But he led off the bottom of the 6th with a homer off of Chris Archer that pulled the NL within 3-2. He was replaced by A.J. Pollock after that inning.
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STIT-BC Brandon Crawford – San Francisco Giants
STIT-BD Brian Dozier – Minnesota Twins
STIT-BHO Brock Holt – Boston Red Sox
STIT-BP Buster Posey – San Francisco Giants
STIT-DB Dellin Betances – New York Yankees
STIT-DK Dallas Keuchel – Houston Astros
STIT-DL DJ LeMahieu – Colorado Rockies
STIT-JA Jose Altuve – Houston Astros
STIT-JDE Jacob deGrom – New York Mets
STIT-JK Jason Kipnis – Cleveland Indians
STIT-JPA Joe Panik – San Francisco Giants
STIT-JPD Joc Pederson – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-KB Kris Bryant – Chicago Cubs
STIT-KH Kelvin Herrera – Kansas City Royals
STIT-MB Madison Bumgarner – San Francisco Giants
STIT-MTR Mike Trout – Los Angeles Angels
STIT-NA Nolan Arenado – Colorado Rockies
STIT-SP Salvador Perez – Kansas City Royals
STIT-YG Yasmani Grandal – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-YM Yadier Molina – St. Louis Cardinals