Jason Kipnis, a Northbrook local and Glenbrook North High School alum, could be the lone consultant for the Cleveland Indians on the All-Star Game, set for July 14 in Cincinnati.
Kipnis' selection, which got here thru a vote of his peers, turned into no wonder to Indians Manager Terry Francona, in keeping with a Cleveland.com report.
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He's simply been a pressure," Francona stated of Kipnis. "Whether it is on the plate, at second, at thebases, he is performed the sport with one of these vengeance. It's been amusing to watch. We've had our stocks of ups and down as a team, and thankfully, he has been a pressure quite lots the entire time.
As of Monday, Kipnis sported a .341 batting average, .419 on-base percent and .506 slugging percent.
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I simply assume he is one of the pleasant gamers withinside the league," Francona stated. "And I assume I'm possibly now no longer withinside the minority in pronouncing that."