MIAMI -- Freddy Sanchez will represent the Pirates in Major League Baseball's All-Star Game for the third time in four years.

Sanchez, 31, is batting .316, tops in the majors among second basemen by a 15-point margin, with six home runs, three triples, 25 doubles and 33 RBIs. His doubles rank sixth among all players in the majors.

The team's only other realistic candidate was starter Zach Duke, who is 8-7 with a 3.20 ERA.

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