<p>Kevin Gausman is going to use the All-Star break to get some rest.</p>
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<p>The Toronto Blue Jays&#8217; ace told the media on Saturday afternoon that he has opted not to participate in the All-Star Game next week in Seattle.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kevin Gausman says he won’t be going to or pitching in the All Star Game. He’ll spend the week with his family instead</p>
<p>— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) <a href="https://twitter.com/bnicholsonsmith/status/1677791275012050944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Gausman said that he was honoured to be selected to the American League All-Star team but he could use the rest as he&#8217;s &#8220;never been at this many innings at the break.&#8221; Following Gausman&#8217;s start against the Tigers on Tuesday, he&#8217;s at 115 2/3 innings on the season, which puts him on pace to surpass his single-season career-high of 192 innings pitched by a pretty decent margin.</p>
<p>This was the second All-Star nod of Gausman&#8217;s career. The other instance came in 2021 when he was a member of the San Francisco Giants. He also skipped that year&#8217;s All-Star Game because he pitched for the Giants on the Sunday right before the break started.</p>
<p>Gausman&#8217;s spot on the American League All-Star roster will be taken by Pablo López of the Minnesota Twins. On the National League side, Marcus Stroman, Devin Williams, and Spencer Strider aren&#8217;t available for the All-Star Game, so they&#8217;re being replaced by Kodai Senga, Alex Cobb, and Corbin Burnes.</p>
<p>The Blue Jays will have three players participating in All-Star festivities. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette, and Whit Merrifield were all named to the American League&#8217;s All-Star team as reserves and Vladdy will take part in the Home Run Derby on Monday.</p>
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Kevin Gausman is going to use the All-Star break to get some rest.



The Toronto Blue Jays' ace told the media on Saturday afternoon that he has opted not to participate in the All-Star Game next week in Seattle.
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kevin Gausman says he won’t be going to or pitching in the All Star Game. He’ll spend the week with his family instead</p>
— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) <a href="https://twitter.com/bnicholsonsmith/status/1677791275012050944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Gausman said that he was honoured to be selected to the American League All-Star team but he could use the rest as he's "never been at this many innings at the break." Following Gausman's start against the Tigers on Tuesday, he's at 115 2/3 innings on the season, which puts him on pace to surpass his single-season career-high of 192 innings pitched by a pretty decent margin.

This was the second All-Star nod of Gausman's career. The other instance came in 2021 when he was a member of the San Francisco Giants. He also skipped that year's All-Star Game because he pitched for the Giants on the Sunday right before the break started.

Gausman's spot on the American League All-Star roster will be taken by Pablo López of the Minnesota Twins. On the National League side, Marcus Stroman, Devin Williams, and Spencer Strider aren't available for the All-Star Game, so they're being replaced by Kodai Senga, Alex Cobb, and Corbin Burnes.

The Blue Jays will have three players participating in All-Star festivities. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette, and Whit Merrifield were all named to the American League's All-Star team as reserves and Vladdy will take part in the Home Run Derby on Monday.

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