Posey to miss All-Star Game due to hip issue

San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey will not appear in the All-Star Game next week in Washington due to a lingering hip issue.

Posey lost out to Willson Contreras for the National League starting job, but he still earned his sixth career All-Star selection by winning the players' vote.

The 31-year-old has been battling inflammation in his hip this season and will receive an injection Sunday, then use the All-Star break to recover, according to Amy Gutierrez of NBC Sports Bay Area.

Posey is hitting .285/.367/.412 with five home runs and 18 doubles, and ranks third among catchers with his 1.8 WAR in 74 games this season.

J.T. Realmuto of the Miami Marlins is the third catcher on the National League team.