MIAMI -- About three miles from the site of the Midsummer Classic, a 14-year-old Yonder Alonso would clean offices to help his mom and dad provide for the family. On Saturdays, he would sneak into the hallowed grounds of the Orange Bowl (where Marlins Park now sits) to catch Miami Hurricanes football games.
Alonso -- now the starting first baseman for the A's -- returned to the site on Monday afternoon on the American League's team bus for his first All-Star Game.
"I woke up this morning and I told my wife I didn't want to sleep for two days," Alonso said.