Jered Weaver of the Angels has had a fantastic season to date, and he has been rewarded for it. Weaver will start on the mound for the American League on Tuesday in the 2011 MLB All-Star Game, per Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times. Weaver is the first Angels pitcher to start the All-Star Game since Mark Langston in 1993.
Weaver is 11-4 this season with a 1.86 ERA, which leads the major leagues. He has also pitched 140 1/3 innings, the third-most in the majors behind only Justin Verlander and Roy Halladay. He led the majors in strikeouts last season, and was named to his first All-Star team, in Anaheim, but he did not pitch in the game.
The other Angels pitchers to start the All-Star Game were Nolan Ryan in 1979, and Dean Chance in 1964 and 1967. The All-Star Game will be played Tuesday, July 12 at Chase Field in Phoenix.
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