Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Adam Frazier was named the starting second baseman for the National League All-Star team last night. Fan voting decided the nod for Frazier, who has the second-best batting average this season in the N.L. He has been a Gold Glove finalist the past two seasons. He is just the second Pirate second baseman to receive an All-Star start. Bill Mazeroski was a five-time starter from 1958 to 1967.
He is also the second straight starter for the Pirates. Former first baseman Josh Bell was a starter in 2019. There was no All-Star Game last year due to the pandemic