Giants C Buster Posey (thumb) put on IL, will miss All-Star Game
San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey was placed on the 10-day injured list due to his left thumb injury on Friday and will miss Tuesday's All-Star Game in Denver.
Posey was selected for his seventh All-Star Game but said prior to Friday's home game against the Washington Nationals that he won't be attending the Midsummer Classic.
An MRI exam performed on Thursday detected a bone bruise.
Posey, 34, was injured on Sunday when Daulton Varsho of the Arizona Diamondbacks fouled off a pitch and it struck the thumb area of his catching glove.
Posey was examined and remained in the game. But he winced in pain after catching the next pitch and signaled to the Giants' dugout that he was unable to continue.
Posey is batting .328 with 12 homers and 28 RBIs in 58 games.
The Giants activated right-hander Logan Webb (shoulder) off the injured list in a corresponding move, and the 24-year-old is slated to start against the Nationals.
Webb, 24, is 4-3 with a 3.86 ERA in 10 appearances (nine starts). He last pitched for San Francisco on May 29.
--Field Level Media
