SEATTLE - With diapers in one arm and his young son in the other, Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager got the phone call Monday he was hoping to get a day earlier. Cheap NFL Jerseys China Store . Seager was selected to replace injured Toronto first baseman Edwin Encarnacion on the American Leagues roster for next weeks All-Star game. Encarnacion, who has 26 home runs and 70 RBIs, was put on the 15-day disabled list Monday because of a strained right quadriceps. Encarnacion was injured in Saturdays game against Oakland. Seager said he was just walking out of Babies"RUs with his wife and son when he noticed manager Lloyd McClendon calling. "I put the diapers down and answered the phone," Seager said. "It worked out pretty good." Seager becomes the third Seattle player selected for the July 15 game at Target Field in Minneapolis. The 26-year-old Seager, a first-time All-Star, entered Monday with a .274 average, 13 homers, 59 RBIs and 21 doubles. But those numbers came after a miserable first three weeks of the season that had Seager sitting at .156 with no homers and four RBIs through the first 19 games. In the 66 games since, Seager is hitting .304 with 57 RBIs and a .914 on base plus slugging. "The validation is just playing better and helping the team win. This stuff right here this is just ... its hard to describe," Seager said. "Its just something thats pretty cool and Im really, really happy about, obviously." McClendon wasnt worried about Seagers early struggles, knowing eventually the production would arrive. "The book says hes a good player and having talked with him and learning his personality, I knew that he was going to be OK, so I wasnt really worried about him," McClendon said. Seager will join teammates Felix Hernandez and second baseman Robinson Cano playing for the American League. Its the second time since 2004 Seattle has seen more than two players get selected for the All-Star game. Seagers brother, Corey, was also selected for Sundays All-Star Futures Game, a showcase for minor league talent. "Ive played with Felix a couple of years now and gotten to know Cano pretty good here. To go with a couple of guys that you know will be good," Seager said. Chuck Sieminski . The 22-year-old slugger, who is no stranger to adversity, made up for it at the end. Rip King . 5 Trade Deadline isnt that far away and teams will be making decisions on whether to buy, sell and decide which players can make the biggest difference and hold the greatest value. https://www.cheapnfljerseyschina.co/charley-brock-jersey-for-sale/ . PETERSBURG, Fla.TORONTO -- Steve Spott has resigned as head coach and GM of the Ontario Hockey Leagues Kitchener Rangers to reportedly take an AHL coaching position. Multiple media reports say Spott will be named the new head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs American Hockey League affiliate. He would replace Dallas Eakins, who left Toronto to become head coach of the Edmonton Oillers. Oscar McBride. Spott took over as head coach of the Rangers after Peter DeBoer was hired by the Florida Panthers in 2008. Kitchener made the playoffs in three of four seasons under Spott, reaching the Western Conference final twice. He also coached Canada at the 2013 world junior championship. Canada lost 6-5 to Russia in the bronze-medal game. ' ' '