San Francisco third baseman Matt Williams will sit out Tuesday's All-Star Game due to a badly bruised elbow, the Giants announced Sunday. It will be his second straight All-Star game missed because of injury.
San Diego's Ken Caminiti will take Williams' spot on the roster for the game in Philadelphia, and Atlanta's Chipper Jones likely will replace him in the starting lineup.Williams, who was hit on the left elbow by Tim Worrell in the first inning Saturday night against San Diego, went 1-for-2 with an RBI in six innings before coming out of the game.
X-rays taken at Scripps Clinic on Saturday night were negative.
Williams will spend the All-Star break in Los Angeles, where San Francisco opens a four-game series Thursday, to receive treatment.
Williams, hitting .299 with 17 home runs and 68 RBIs, was voted the National League's starting third baseman in balloting by fans for the third consecutive season.
Williams sat out last year's game at Arlington, Texas, because of a broken foot, although he did attend the game.
It will be Caminiti's second All-Star game appearance, the first coming while he played with Houston in 1994. Entering Sunday's game, he was batting .292, with 11 home runs and 46 RBIs.