It is very possible that the Chicago Cubs could have had multiple players make the All-Star game. First baseman Michael Busch holds a better slash line than the Mets’ Pete Alonso, who made the All-Star game. Ian Happ’s recent success could have certainly made him a replacement nominee. But if the Cubs had only one representative, it had to be Shota Imanaga.
Imanaga continues to impress in his first season of MLB action after coming over from Japan. In January, he signed a four-year deal...