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ARLINGTON, Texas — Kansas City Royals right-hander Seth Lugo is a first-time All-Star who has proven he should have been a starter all along. Lugo holds no ill will toward the New York Mets after they stubbornly kept him in the bullpen. Bobby Witt Jr. is Lugo's teammate and another first-timer who also gets to celebrate playing the Midsummer Classic in the stadium of his hometown Texas Rangers. Right-hander Cole Ragans of the Royals and left fielder Jurickson Profar of San Diego are two more first-time All-Stars. Both made their big league debuts with the Rangers. Profar's debut was 12 years ago.
