White Sox slugger Luis Robert Jr. out of All-Star Game due to calf tightness

SEATTLE (AP) — Chicago White Sox slugger Luis Robert Jr. will not play in the All-Star Game on Tuesday night after feeling tightness in his right calf during the Home Run Derby.

The White Sox said that Robert underwent an MRI in Seattle and is listed as day-to-day. The team said Robert felt the tightness in the calf during the opening round and will not play in the All-Star Game as a precaution. Robert will be evaluated before the White Sox restart the season on Friday in Atlanta.

Robert was the No. 1 seed in the Home Run Derby and beat Baltimore’s Adley Rutschman 28-27 in the opening round. Robert lost to Tampa Bay’s Randy Arozarena in the semifinals 35-22.

This was Robert’s first All-Star Game selection. He is hitting .271 with 26 homers and 51 RBIs this season for the White Sox.

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