All-Stars from cellar-dwellers get rare spotlight

American League's Eduardo Nunez, of the Minnesota Twins, left, and Carlos Beltran, of the New York Yankees, laugh during batting practice prior to the MLB baseball All-Star Home Run Derby, Monday, July 11, 2016, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) American League's Eduardo Nunez, of the Minnesota Twins, left, and Carlos Beltran, of the New York Yankees, laugh during batting practice prior to the MLB baseball All-Star Home Run Derby, Monday, July 11, 2016, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

By Associated Press July 11, 2016 3 min read

SAN DIEGO (AP) – For Adam Duvall, Jay Bruce, Julio Teheran and Eduardo Nunez, the All-Star Game is as close to the spotlight as they’re likely to get this season.

Their teams are far from contention, on track to lose 100 or more games.

“Obviously it means a lot. But it would be better if we were winning or playing better as a team,” said Duvall, whose Cincinnati Reds are 32-57.

“But this is where we are in this stage of the process. We are rebuilding, and Cincinnati has been very vocal about that. I think we have a lot of the pieces of the puzzle. We have a very good foundation and we are doing the things necessary to be successful in the future,” he said.

Bruce is also on the Reds, who haven’t won a title since the 1990 Nasty Boys team and seem years from contending again.