Just in case you have been living under a rock for the past four months, Sandy Alcantara has been dominating the league. He began catching league-wide attention approaching the All-Star break when he went 12 straight outings going 7 innings or more. In a world where starting pitchers rarely finish games anymore, Sandy was threatening to do it every time he took the mound.
There were expectations that he’d be rewarded for his performance by starting the All-Star Game for the National League. Instead, with Dodger Stadium hosting the game this year, NL skipper Brian Snitker went in a different direction.