Untimely injuries Friday night have cost Mets stars Noah Syndergaard and Yoenis Cespedes appearances in Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game, Terry Collins announced Saturday .
With Cubs outfielder Dexter Fowler also injured, Collins added Padres pitcher Drew Pomeranz, Pirates outfielder Starling Marte and Reds outfielder Jay Bruce to the active NL All-Star roster as injury replacements.
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Cespedes, who leads the Mets with 21 home runs and 52 RBIs, departed Friday’s game against the Nationals after three innings with a strained right quadriceps muscle, while Syndergaard (9-4, 2.56 ERA) left with two outs in the fifth inning with a possible arm injury.
Cespedes and Fowler will be replaced in the starting lineup with the Rockies' Carlos Gomez and the Marlins' Marcell Ozuna.
Marte and Pomeranz will both be first-time All-Stars, while Bruce will make his third appearance.