The teams:
James Hays (5th appearance) and
Joe Marlette (1st) made it for the Rays from the staff, while
JT Realmuto makes midseason plans for 10th time in his career,
Wander Franco is voted in at SS (5th), and
Kelly Crumpton makes his 3rd trip. Former Rays in the game include Andrew Greckel (LAA), Taj Bradley (OAK), Aaron Fletcher (BOS), Joey Bart (MIN), Adley Rutschman (NYM) as well as former Rays farmhand Mike Mank (TEX), who went to the Rangers in the deal for Hays.
The Home Run Derby:
The All-Star Game:
As you can see the Rays contingent fared well at the All-Star Game with
Kelly Crumpton taking home MVP honors. He and
JT Realmuto kick-started a 4-run 7th-inning rally which won it for the AL as Realmuto singled and Crumpton then doubled home the go-ahead run as both came off the bench, and Crumpton added another hit later.
Wander Franco was 1-3 and
Joe Marlette turned in a scoreless inning, being the only pitcher of the game to record all 3 outs via the whiff.