Dylan Cease will be first Blue Jays pitcher to start MLB all-star game since 2009

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Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Dylan Cease throws in the first inning against the hometown Red Sox at Fenway Park on June 16, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts.https://i.cbc.ca/ais/42bc5f54-0d7b-43e8-bec0-09b8c81d9583,1783973554658/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%2820%2C0%2C1139%2C640%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="The Blue Jays' Dylan Cease has a 6-4 record and 2.56 earned-run average this season.

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Cristopher Sanchez of the Philadelphia Phillies will start Tuesday's MLB all-star game at 8 p.m. ET in his home ballpark, taking the mound for the National League against Dylan Cease of the American League's Toronto Blue Jays.

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