Smoltz, an All-Star pitcher last year, had retired 13 of the last 14 batters he faced.

However, when the violated vehicle is owned by an All-Star pitcher, it definitely passes our threshold for being newsworthy.

He was selected four times as an All-Star pitcher, in 1987, 1991, 1992, and in 1993.

Nolan Ryan, at 42, became the oldest All-Star winning pitcher.

Jettisoning All-Star pitchers rarely seems to result in anything good for major league clubs.

All-Star pitchers in the American League found interleague play to be a great leveler.

All-Star pitchers and reserves will be announced today.

But recent history suggests it will be extremely difficult for the Diamondbacks' All-Star pitchers to win this series by themselves.

At seventeen he'd been a Mass All-Star pitcher, and the pro-team scouts were already knocking on the door.

No All-Star pitcher had ever allowed a team to hit for the cycle in the same inning.