PDA

View Full Version : League-switching all-star

gyb13
07-02-2003, 08:11 PM
Has there ever been a situation in which a player was voted to the All-Star Game and, prior to the game, was traded to a team in the other league?

If so, what happened - did he still play for his original league or was he replaced? If not, what would happen?
LeGrandOrange
07-02-2003, 09:16 PM
This happened in the NHL this past year...Sandis Ozolinsh was selected as a Florida Panthers representative, and after he was picked he became a Mighty Duck...but he still played for the Eastern Conference.

I know you did ask about baseball though, so I can just say that I'm not sure if there's precedent. I would figure that they'd name a replacement if something like that did happen. The National League would probably not have a guy with great AL numbers on the squad and vice versa...

Then again, if you can prove me wrong, more power to ya. :)
sweaver
07-02-2003, 10:14 PM
I can't recall any case of that happening....perhaps largely because interleague in-season trades usually require waivers, and all-stars rarely would pass through to the other league on waivers.
Wolf Hopper
07-02-2003, 10:21 PM
This rings a bell to me - - maybe I'm thinking of a guy that was traded within his league after being picked for the game?

Maybe I'm thinking of Bartolo Colon last year?

He was traded 6/27/02 - pretty sure that was the date - and, based on his AL stats, 10-4 in 16 starts, he should have been an AL All-Star...............

........but, that's pitchers and it's a whole different deal. And, the trade was before the ASG game players were picked.
sweaver
07-02-2003, 10:23 PM
That's right: there was talk about Colon being picked for the NL, but he wasn't.
nyy26wc
07-02-2003, 10:43 PM
Jeff Shaw was named to the team as a member of the Reds right before he was traded to the Dodgers.
gyb13
07-02-2003, 10:45 PM
Originally posted by nyy26wc
Jeff Shaw was named to the team as a member of the Reds right before he was traded to the Dodgers. yeah, but that's NL-NL
nyy26wc
07-02-2003, 10:47 PM
Originally posted by gyb13
yeah, but that's NL-NL

You're right. BUt, that might have been the example of the traded player that Steve thought of.
Wolf Hopper
07-03-2003, 07:20 AM
Originally posted by nyy26wc
You're right. BUt, that might have been the example of the traded player that Steve thought of.

I think you're right.
gyb13
07-03-2003, 03:29 PM
but no precedent anyone can think of, hmmm...
nyy26wc
07-03-2003, 04:14 PM
It's my memory that when Shaw was traded, it was believed that he was the first player to be traded after being named to the some star game.

I did a google search last night on "jeff shaw" "all star game" traded in order to see if I could find any contemporary articles that mentioned other precedents and none of the links provided me with any.