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MONTREAL -- Florida's Luis Castillo was named to the NL All-Star team Sunday, replacing injured Atlanta second baseman Marcus Giles.
Castillo was congratulated by his teammates in the Marlins' dugout during Florida's game against Montreal when manager Jack McKeon told him he had been added to the team.
The switch-hitting second baseman has 14 stolen bases and is hitting .314 with six homers and 26 RBIs. He will make his second straight All-Star appearance.
Castillo is the third Marlins player named to the team, joining third baseman Mike Lowell and rookie left-hander Dontrelle Willis, who was added to the team Friday to replace Los Angeles right-hander Kevin Brown. Giles, chosen as the starting NL second baseman in fan voting, was injured Friday in a collision with Cubs pitcher Mark Prior, also scheduled to make an All-Star appearance. He was held out of this weekend's games. The two players slammed into each other during Atlanta's 9-5 victory Friday, with Giles still experiencing problems the next day. "If I'm not well enough to play in a regular season game, where it matters, the All-Star Game is just a bonus,'' Giles said Saturday.
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