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Wilson Ramos is This Year’s Starting All Star Backstop

Earlier this year in Spring Training, Rays fans were hoping that Wilson Ramos would carry a .260 average, belt 15-20 homers, and be solid behind the plate. Flash forward to today. Wilson Ramos is the likely favorite to start in the 2018 All Star Game. The sad part is that in the last couple of years, teams with large fan bases end up voting their favorite players who don’t have the stats to start.

Take a look back at the 2016 All Star Game in San Diego. Four Red Sox were in the starting lineup for the American League.