Cleveland's superstar third baseman passes on fan-elected All-Star start to heal nagging injuries, revealing his ultimate career priorities

Despite being banged up, Ramírez has played in 87 of Cleveland's 90 games with a slash line of .299/.364/.503 and 16 home runs.By using the All-Star week to recover, Ramírez will have a six-day break to get healthy before the Guardians resume play in the second half of the season.

Ramirez announced he'll be skipping next week's All-Star Game to rest the ankle, heel and Achilles tendon that's been bothering him since he picked up the initial injury on May 2.