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WATCH: MLB All-Star starters Sale, Scherzer remember their time in La Crosse
Sale played for the Loggers in 2008, Scherzer in 2004
For those La Crosse Loggers fans, the MLB All-Star game will have a special meaning tonight.
Not only are two former Loggers in the game – the two are the all-star starters, facing off against each other for the AL and NL at 7 p.m. tonight on FOX.
Chris Sale of the Boston Red Sox played for the Loggers back in 2008. The Washington Nationals’ Max Scherzer was on the team in 2004.
At a press conference Monday, they talked briefly about their summers in La Crosse. Go to 14:40 (or -13:31 on video below) or watch the abbreviated clip here.
All-Star Managers and Pitchers Presser
Boston Red Sox star Chris Sale will start for the AL, Washington Nationals stud Max Scherzer will toe the rubber for the NL in the #ASG!
Posted by MLB on Monday, July 10, 2017
Scherzer was 2-1 with a 1.91 ERA for the Loggers. The 32-year-old had 50 strikeouts in just 33 innings.
Sale was 2-3 in 17 appearances. The 28-year-old struck out 74 in 53 innings his year with La Crosse.
