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Hand enjoying All-Star experience amidst rumors

By now, Brad Hand is used to the trade speculation. It's not going to stop him from enjoying All-Star week.

He's getting used to that, too.

For the second straight summer, Hand's name has been thrown around in all sorts of trade rumors. And for the second straight summer, Hand has tuned out that noise and earned a trip to the All-Star Game presented by Mastercard on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. PT on FOX.

"There's nothing I can do to control that," Hand said of the trade speculation. "There's nothing I can say that would sway them to do one thing or another.