“I’ve always wanted to be part of an all-star team. Estrada has company in a Jays uniform, as a total of three Toronto players have been named to the team, with the possibility of a fourth being added later this week. The team send a franchise-record seven players to the game in 1993, the year it won the second of back-to-back World Series. Third baseman Josh Donaldson and first baseman/designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion will each take part in their third career all-star game, while outfielder Michael Saunders of Victoria, B.C., could make it to San Diego via fan voting. “It’s been a little bit of a roller-coaster ride, I guess,” Estrada said of his career, which has skyrocketed, seemingly out of nowerhere, since arriving in Toronto last season.

Source: National Post July 06, 2016 04:52 UTC