Rangers ace Jacob deGrom, who was named to the American League All-Star team, will sit out the game, the team announced on Friday. Kansas City Royals

On Friday, deGrom decided to pass on being the Rangers’ lone representative, relieving manager Bruce Bochy, who said per Jeff Wilson, “He’s been carrying a pretty heavy workload coming off the surgery. We want to monitor his workload this year. So, yeah, there’s a big relief for us.”

After several injury-filled seasons in a row, both before and since going to Texas in free agency, deGrom is again an All-Star ace. “It’s a little bit of validation,” deGrom said. “Coming back from a major surgery,