Astros third baseman Isaac Paredes won’t travel to Atlanta to participate in Tuesday’s All-Star Game, manager Joe Espada said Sunday. Espada said Paredes needs to attend to a family matter, but will be back with the Astros in time for Friday’s series opener in Seattle.

After Isaac Paredes was named as a replacement for Jose Ramirez, he is backing out of the Midsummer Classic due to personal reasons.

Paredes was an All-Star in the first half of the 2024 campaign, but after the Chicago Cubs acquired him ahead of the trade deadline last year,