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San Francisco Giants: A history of relief pitchers in the All-Star Game

Closer Will Smith is by far the best candidate from the San Francisco Giants for a spot on the National League All-Star team this year.

The 29-year-old is a perfect 21-for-21 on save chances this season with a 2.16 ERA, 0.81 WHIP and a 51-to-8 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 33.1 innings.

He’s positioned himself to be one of the most sought after commodities on this year’s trade market, and there’s a case to be made that he’s the best rental reliever to hit the trade block since Aroldis Chapman in 2016.

In honor of what will almost certainly be an All-Star bid once the reserves are announced, we decided to take a look back at past San Francisco Giants relievers to be named to the All-Star team.