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Reds' Chapman, Dodgers' Grandal form first Cuban battery in All-Star history

Published Jul. 15, 2015 7:03 p.m. ET

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Dodgers catcher and first-time All-Star Yasmani Grandal was part of a bit of history on Tuesday in Cincinnati. While catching the 100+ mph heat of the Reds’ Aroldis Chapman, the pair became the first Cuban battery in All-Star Game history, according to MLB.com.

While Chapman is a four-time All-Star, this was Grandal’s first trip to the Midsummer Classic. Per MLB.com, there had only ever been one other Cuban catcher to appear in the All-Star Game. Grandal, who had actually caught Chapman before, said:

"I was hoping I would catch him, because I caught him in Cincinnati for a little bit [in 2011 at Triple-A and big league camp in Spring Training] and I wanted to see what the difference was. It was much easier to catch him today than it was a couple of years back.”

(h/t MLB.com)

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