Seven Dominicans may be on the roster of the upcoming All Star Game of the Major League Baseball that will take place in Denver, Colorado. Possible players are Alex Rodríguez, Pedro Martínez, Bartolo Colón, Moisés Alou, José Lima, Carlos Pérez and Sammy Sosa. The final vote will take place on Tuesday, 25 June. The two team managers will be Jim Leyland of the Marlins and Mike Hargrove of the Indians. A report in Hoy newspaper gives the following background on the mentioned Dominican ball players: Alex Rodríguez of the Seattle Mariners is batting .298 with 24 homers and 52 runs batted in. Pedro Martínez of the Boston Red Sox is expected to have won 10 games by the time the All Star Games is held. He has a record of 8-2, and 3.46. He was the winner of the Cy Young of the National League and is the best-paid player in the Major Leagues. Bartolo Colón of the Cleveland Indians has a record of 6-5 and 2.73. He has completed five games. Carlos Pérez of the Montreal Expos has a record of 6-5 and 3.48. Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs is batting .333, and is second on the Cubs, with 25 home runs and has driven in 64 runs. Sosa has homered 16 times in his last 19 games, including three in one game this week against Milwaukee. He’s averaging a home run every 10.56 at-bats, and is on track to hit 58 home runs Moisés Alou of the Houston Astros is batting .333 with 15 home runs and 58 runs batted in. José Lima, pitching for the Houston Astros has a record of 7-3 and 3.39.
