Let's be honest for a second: Major League Baseball fans deserve to see Elly De La Cruz at tonight's All-Star Game in Seattle. Everything the Cincinnati Reds rookie has done since reaching the big leagues a month ago has screamed All-Star. But it's still going to be an attractive game – and a great opportunity to take advantage of the bet365 Ohio bonus code that gives you $200 in bonus bets once you place a mere $1 wager.
De La Cruz isn't the only star fans will miss tonight. New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge and first-ballot Hall of Famer Mike Trout were voted into the American League starting lineup, but they're both out due to injury. Tampa Bay ace Shane McClanahan and Houston Astros powerhouse Yordan Alvarez also will be missing.
Ohio baseball fans will still get to root for a few of their own: The Reds are being represented in tonight's All-Star Game by closer Alexis Diaz, who shares the major-league lead in saves with 26 (entering Sunday's play). He has been virtually unhittable again this year as he averages nearly 14 strikeouts per 9 innings.
Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez has earned his fifth All-Star nod. Each of the previous four times, Ramirez finished no worse than Top 6 in the AL's Most Valuable Player vote at year's end. Expect him to enter the game early for Texas Rangers rookie Josh Jung, who earned the fans' vote to start at third.