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Shane Bieber, Liam Hendriks, Max Muncy named All-Star fill-ins; Rendon out

Wayne Happel takes a photo of his daughter, Riley, 8, at a display at PLAYBALL PARK as part of major league baseball All-Star game festivities, Friday, July 5, 2019, in Cleveland. The 90th All-Star Game will be played on Tuesday in Cleveland. (Tony Dejak / Associated Press)
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CLEVELAND – Shane Bieber, Liam Hendriks and Max Muncy have been added to rosters for next week’s All-Star Game.

Major League Baseball announced the changes Friday.

Bieber and Hendriks will replace injured Rays right-hander Charlie Morton and Rangers left-hander Mike Minor on the AL roster.

Bieber, a right-hander with the Indians, is 7-3 with a 3.54 ERA. He’ll join Cleveland teammates Carlos Santana, Francisco Lindor and Brad Hand as hometown representatives for the game at Progressive Field.

The Athletics’ Hendriks has a 1.29 ERA over 48 2/3 innings. The Australian righty’s first All-Star appearance will come just over a year after Oakland designated him for assignment and sent him to Triple-A after he cleared waivers.

Muncy, an infielder with the Dodgers, will replace Washington’s Anthony Rendon, who chose to skip the game to rest nagging injuries. It’s Muncy’s first All-Star nod, although he competed in last year’s Home Run Derby.