All-Star Rosters Unveiled

The Chicago White Sox and New York Mets filled up the All-Star rosters, earning six selections each when the teams were announced Sunday for the July 11 game in Pittsburgh.

The Mets had four starters elected by fans, including third baseman David Wright and shortstop Jose Reyes -- each 23 and chosen for the first time. They will be joined in the lineup by catcher Paul Lo Duca and outfielder Carlos Beltran. Starting pitchers Tom Glavine and Pedro Martinez also made it.

“It’s going to feel like I’m playing with the New York Mets,” Reyes said. “It’s a great feeling for me and everybody.”

The White Sox won’t have any starters, unless pitcher Jose Contreras is picked by his own manager, Ozzie Guillen, to start the game. But they’ll have plenty of players on the bench: slugger Jim Thome, first baseman Paul Konerko, outfielder Jermaine Dye, left-hander Mark Buehrle and closer Bobby Jenks all made it along with Contreras.

Chicago also could have a seventh player added in Internet balloting, catcher A.J. Pierzynski.

Twenty-three players will be going for the first time. St. Louis first baseman Albert Pujols was the leading vote-getter among fans, chosen on more than 3.4 million ballots. It will be his third start.

On the AL side, seven of the eight starters have started previously, with Boston second baseman Mark Loretta the only first-timer.

Fans will have the chance to pick one more player for each team through Internet balloting. The five choices for the NL are Nomar Garciaparra of the Dodgers, New York reliever Billy Wagner, Philadelphia outfielder Bobby Abreu, San Diego starting pitcher Chris Young and Milwaukee left-hander Chris Capuano. The AL candidates are Pierzynski, pitchers Justin Verlander of Detroit and Francisco Liriano of Minnesota, Cleveland slugger Travis Hafner and Baltimore catcher Ramon Hernandez.

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The Atlanta Braves put right-handed reliever Chris Reitsma on the disabled list because of numbness in his pitching hand and recalled pitcher Kevin Barry from triple-A Richmond.... The San Diego Padres put reliever Alan Embree on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained groin and recalled right-hander Cla Meredith from triple-A Portland.

* Complete All-Star rosters, D11