Bartolo Colon named to National League All-Star team

He also was an All-Star in 1998, 2005 and 2013. “With all the ups and downs of our young kids that they’ve had, the one constant’s been Bartolo every five days”.

“He is fazed by nothing, he’s not fazed by rain delays, he’s not fazed by being pushed back, nothing”, Collins said.

While Colon is not the oldest player to make an All-Star team – that distinction belongs to Satchel Paige at 47 – it’s still incredibly impressive that he’ll be there regardless. The 43 year old Colon has pitched to a 3.28 ERA, going 7-4. “It surprised me a lot”.

When the season started, most people expected Colon to be shifted into a bullpen role when Zack Wheeler was healthy. Max Scherzer was originally one of the snubs, but Jeff Passan of Yahoo reported that he will replace his Washington Nationals teammate Stephen Strasburg in the All-Star Game. Whether as an innings eating starter, bullpen asset, or provider of laughs with his at bats, it’s nice to Terry Collins reward the veteran with a place on the team. He allowed six runs on 10 hits over 4 2/3 innings and gave up three solo homers that put the Mets behind, 6-4. “I pray to God it doesn’t happen”, as noted by ESPN’s Adam Rubin.

Colon joins Noah Syndergaard, Jeurys Familia and Yoenis Cespedes as Mets All-Stars.