“It’s a minor setback,” explained Wakefield, “that’s all.”

Earlier in the month, Wakefield was named to the All-Star team for the first time in his career — quite an accomplishment for a 42-year-old who has been in Major League Baseball since 1992.

On the season, Wakefield has a 4.31 ERA to go along with a record of 11-3. Prior to this injury, he was on pase to win the most games of his big league career.

With Wakefield heading to the DL, the Red Sox called up Clay Buchholz. The 24-year-old will make his second start of the season in Wakefield’s spot in the rotation. Buchholz’s other start saw him go 5.2 innings and give up only one earned run.

Tim Wakefield - Boston Red Sox (Image: Zuma Press)

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Tim Wakefield Headed to the DL

Cruz is currently hitting .264 with 20 homers and 50 RBIs. The 29-year-old out of the Dominican Republic has already set career-highs in home runs and RBIs.

Werth is hitting .268 with 20 homers and 56 RBIs. After helping the Phillies capture the 2008 World Series title, the 30-year-old Werth is on pace to have the best season of his big league career.

Hunter of the Los Angeles Angels is currently on the disabled list with a strained abductor. Beltran of the New York Mets has a right knee injury.

The All-Star game will take place on Tuesday. It will be the 80th All-Star game and will be played in the city of St. Louis.

Nelson Cruz - Texas Rangers All-Star (Image: Zuma Press)

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Cruz and Werth Named All-Stars

Victorino won with 15.6 million votes, while Inge won win 11.8 million votes. Pablo Sandoval of the San Francisco Giants finished second in the National League fan vote. Ian Kinsler finished second in the American League fan vote.

Inge, who has been extremely valuable to the Tigers due to his ability to play multiple positions, is hitting .264 with 19 homers and 54 RBIs. The 32-year-old is well on his way to having the best season of his big league career.

Victorino rose to fame last year as he helped the Phillies capture the 2009 World Series championship. This season, the 28-year-old outfielder is hitting .309 with six homers and 42 RBIs.

Voting for the final two spots of the All-Star game took place on MLB.com.

Brandon Inge is now an All-Star (Image: Zuma Press)

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Brandon Inge and Shane Victorino Win Vote

In: Ray Allen
Out: Devin Harris
There’s absolutely no way that Devin Harris should have made the All-Star team before Ray Allen. Allen is having a great shooting year despite not getting his usual amount of shots. Harris, on the other hand, gets tons of shots and tons of plays called for him on a bad team. You’d think the coaches would recognize the sacrifices Allen has made to make the Celtics a championship team while also recognizing that Harris is a product of his system.

In: Mo Williams
Out: Jameer Nelson
The Magic are having a good season but having three All-Stars is going overboard. As for the Cavs, they too are having a very good season but they have only one All-Star. The fair thing to do would be to swap in Mo Williams and swap out Jameer Nelson. That would give each team two players in the All-Star game … which would be more than fair.

In: Al Jefferson
Out: David West
The coaches simply got lazy with the selection of David West. He’s a great player but he’s not playing as well as last season. Al Jefferson, on the other hand, is playing as well as any forward in the Western Conference. He also has the T’Wolves playing great basketball while West remains a talented role player.

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NBA All-Star Snubs – Who Should Have Made It

In the long litany of awful All-Star game jerseys, these may have been the worst for the mere fact that they actually hindered viewing. You (unfortunately) see, the East jerseys had blue fronts and very-white-looking-but-apparently-silver backs, while the West jerseys had white fronts and gold backs. An interesting idea, but it had the unfortunate consequence of creating the appearance of three teams on the floor: one gold, one blue, and one white. The gold and blue teams were usually quite outnumbered, and I expected them to band together in an attempt to have any change against their numerous opponents. Sadly, they never did. The front half of Lebron James won MVP honors.

(Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE/Getty Images)

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The NBA All-Star Game Was…Confusing