SEATTLE — Yonder Alonso plans to take full advantage of his All-Star Game experience, regardless of whether his name even appears in the box score.
It’s a homecoming for the Miami resident, who estimates he’ll have about 50 tickets lined up for every day of festivities at Marlins Park, beginning with Monday’s Home Run Derby.
There’s also another payoff for the A’s first baseman — the opportunity to soak up knowledge from the best baseball players on the planet during the one time of the year they all gather in the same place.
“My brain’s gonna be turned on completely,” Alonso said.