Chase Burns positioned for All-Star Game, has Tennessee ties
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 7, 2026, 2:11 AM
Last updated Jul 7, 2026
Chase Burns, a former Tennessee RHP now with Wake Forest, is set to potentially start for the National League in the upcoming All-Star Game. No former Tennessee player has ever held this distinction. After transferring from Tennessee, Burns expressed his mixed feelings about his former team's success, having won a national championship in 2024. Recently named to the All-Star team, he could secure the starting role as other candidates face scheduling conflicts. The All-Star Game is scheduled for this summer in Philadelphia.
- •Chase Burns was named to the NL All-Star team.
- •No former Tennessee player has started an MLB All-Star Game.
- •He transferred to Wake Forest after struggling at Tennessee.
- •Tennessee won a national championship in 2024 without Burns.
- •The All-Star Game is this summer in Philadelphia.
- 2:11 AMYahoo Sports — Chase Burns is in position to do something no former Vol has ever done before, and it has Tennessee fans feeling some kind of way
"Former Tennessee RHP Chase Burns, who finished his career at Wake Forest, is in position to do something no former Vol has ever done before.
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