NEW YORK — Left fielder Brett Gardner of the New York Yankees was named to the American League All-Star team as an injury replacement for Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon on Thursday.
Gardner was one of five players competing for fans votes on the final ballot in a race that ends Friday afternoon. In the first set of results released by major league baseball, Gardner was fourth and well behind Kansas City third baseman Mike Moustakas.
Gordon was voted in by fans but injured his groin tracking a fly ball to the warning track during Wednesday’s game with the Tampa Bay Rays and is expected to miss at least two months.
The announcement was made before the top of the fifth inning at Yankee Stadium and Gardner showed no emotion.
At the time of the announcement, Gardner had three hits in his first three at-bats, including a solo home run. He is batting .305 with 10 home runs and 40 RBI