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SAL News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Sunday, June 21st , 2026
It is not an easy task to pick the best players for the annual baseball classic -- the All-Star Game. It is not possible to please everybody. Whether we agree or not, they have been chosen ... and here they are. The rosters for this year's South Atlantic League All-Star Game have been announced.
For the Northern Division, the roster includes:
SP Loren Camacho (WVA) - 5-3, 2.48 ERA, 83.1 IP, 1.15 WHIP, 2.0 WAR SP Luis Díaz (KAN) - 6-4, 2.63 ERA, 75.1 IP, 1.05 WHIP, 2.4 WAR SP Alfredo González (DEL) - 6-4, 2.12 ERA, 76.1 IP, 1.31 WHIP, 1.3 WAR SP Darryl Jones (WVA) - 2-4, 2.90 ERA, 80.2 IP, 1.21 WHIP, 1.8 WAR SP Chris Rivas (LAK) - 3-1, 1.99 ERA, 90.2 IP, 1.21 WHIP, 2.0 WAR SP Alex West (WVA) - 9-3, 1.82 ERA, 99.0 IP, 1.23 WHIP, 2.5 WAR RP Brit Connolly (GRE) - 11-4, 3.41 ERA, 95.0 IP, 1.23 WHIP, 1.6 WAR RP Lou Cymbal (GRE) - 4-2, 2.79 ERA, 67.2 IP, 1.48 WHIP, 0.3 WAR RP Mike James (WVA) - 2-3, 7 SV, 1.54 ERA, 35.0 IP, 1.14 WHIP, 0.5 WAR RP Reggie McClain (WVA) - 4-5, 1.29 ERA, 62.2 IP, 1.16 WHIP, 1.6 WAR C Steve Blackburn (GRE) - .317/.374/.457, 164 AB, 5 HR, 1.2 WAR C Ben Dotson (KAN) - .302/.406/.443, 106 AB, 2 HR, 1.4 WAR C Ron Turner (WVA) - .328/.359/.453, 137 AB, 3 HR, 1.0 WAR 2B Steve Day (HIC) - .288/.362/.391, 243 AB, 3 HR, 2 SB, 1.0 WAR 2B Darren Wood (WVA) - .310/.344/.448, 174 AB, 3 HR, 1 SB, 1.9 WAR 2B Manny Zarate (DEL) - .293/.361/.442, 147 AB, 5 HR, 0.8 WAR 3B Manny Nájera (KAN) - .290/.348/.420, 169 AB, 5 HR, 1.0 WAR 3B Jim O'Loman (KAN) - .277/.378/.426, 148 AB, 3 HR, 2.2 WAR 3B Bobby Russell (LAK) - .297/.355/.414, 239 AB, 5 HR, 3 SB, 1.1 WAR SS Jeff Picot (KAN) - .307/.366/.483, 238 AB, 7 HR, 1 SB, 1.7 WAR LF Jerry Burgess (HIC) - .298/.346/.438, 208 AB, 5 HR, 1.7 WAR LF Dan White (GRE) - .305/.381/.485, 200 AB, 5 HR, 0.6 WAR CF Tony Joseph (LAK) - .315/.387/.445, 238 AB, 3 HR, 7 SB, 2.0 WAR CF Orlando López (HIC) - .275/.376/.394, 193 AB, 5 HR, 5 SB, 2.7 WAR CF Ernesto Méndez (DEL) - .333/.416/.515, 132 AB, 5 HR, 11 SB, 2.7 WAR CF Luis Pérez (DEL) - .291/.367/.437, 158 AB, 3 HR, 1.9 WAR CF Chuck Ward (DEL) - .300/.332/.381, 257 AB, 1 HR, 3 SB, 1.3 WAR CF Reginald Whitehead (LAK) - .310/.381/.381, 239 AB, 3 HR, 1.2 WAR RF Joe Calderón (WVA) - .306/.361/.420, 245 AB, 1 HR, 5 SB, 1.3 WAR RF António Guzmán (DEL) - .374/.426/.626, 99 AB, 4 HR, 1.5 WAR .
For the Southern Division these players have been selected:
SP Robbie Deal (ASH) - 5-5, 2.99 ERA, 87.1 IP, 1.27 WHIP, 1.8 WAR SP Walt Holman (CHA) - 6-4, 2.83 ERA, 89.0 IP, 1.06 WHIP, 1.8 WAR SP Jesús Martínez (ROM) - 6-6, 2.41 ERA, 89.2 IP, 1.15 WHIP, 2.3 WAR SP Esteban Quintero (GRB) - 4-7, 3.11 ERA, 118.2 IP, 1.46 WHIP, 2.9 WAR SP Cam Sellers (LEX) - 3-5, 2.37 ERA, 98.2 IP, 1.32 WHIP, 1.2 WAR SP Greg Smith (ASH) - 6-5, 3.26 ERA, 91.0 IP, 1.24 WHIP, 2.3 WAR SP Juan Vallejo (AUG) - 2-0, 1.01 ERA, 35.2 IP, 1.01 WHIP, -0.1 WAR RP Dave Allen (AUG) - 3-6, 3.49 ERA, 80.0 IP, 1.24 WHIP, 2.4 WAR RP Tim Lewis (GRB) - 2-6, 2.50 ERA, 57.2 IP, 1.11 WHIP, 1.6 WAR CL Luis Lucero (SAV) - 4-1, 22 SV, 1.03 ERA, 35.0 IP, 1.20 WHIP, 1.7 WAR CL Bob Morris (SAV) - 7-2, 2.38 ERA, 79.1 IP, 1.21 WHIP, 1.2 WAR C Lou Britt (ROM) - .292/.354/.462, 130 AB, 4 HR, 1.3 WAR C Mario Gutiérrez (AUG) - .304/.371/.366, 224 AB, 1 HR, 0.8 WAR C Josh Hayes (ROM) - .280/.351/.424, 118 AB, 4 HR, 1.1 WAR 2B Andy Cook (GRB) - .332/.401/.480, 256 AB, 5 HR, 2.2 WAR 2B Jerry Jones (ROM) - .259/.381/.476, 212 AB, 8 HR, 1 SB, 1.8 WAR 2B Jed Kramer (LEX) - .289/.347/.406, 239 AB, 3 HR, 2 SB, 1.0 WAR 2B Dan Smith (CHA) - .325/.404/.402, 234 AB, 2.6 WAR SS Chip Lutz (ROM) - .340/.412/.478, 209 AB, 5 HR, 6 SB, 2.4 WAR LF Bob Anderson (ROM) - .311/.362/.472, 180 AB, 5 HR, 1 SB, 1.6 WAR LF Jorge Cantú (CHA) - .294/.360/.443, 201 AB, 4 HR, 1 SB, 1.3 WAR LF Badar Kuchelai (CHA) - .332/.438/.485, 202 AB, 2 HR, 2.0 WAR CF Patrick Boulay (ROM) - .280/.364/.428, 236 AB, 5 HR, 6 SB, 1.6 WAR CF José Bustamante (ASH) - .278/.355/.477, 176 AB, 5 HR, 1.4 WAR CF Reginald Estes (ASH) - .292/.408/.409, 137 AB, 2 HR, 4 SB, 1.3 WAR CF Ron White (AUG) - .309/.359/.450, 220 AB, 3 HR, 7 SB, 2.7 WAR RF Jorge Alvarado (CHA) - .267/.364/.358, 243 AB, 1 HR, 5 SB, 1.7 WAR RF Juan Barrón (ASH) - .305/.371/.430, 151 AB, 2 HR, 3 SB, 0.6 WAR RF Jon Bates (LEX) - .308/.337/.432, 234 AB, 1 HR, 6 SB, 1.9 WAR RF Jeff Carney (GRB) - .290/.362/.390, 231 AB, 2 HR, 2 SB, 1.0 WAR .
The SAL manager conceded that not every deserving player is rewarded with a spot on the roster. "Every year," he said, "someone is disappointed to be left out. This year's no different -- too many good players, not enough roster spots."
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