SAN DIEGO – Phillies starter Cristopher Sánchez is not officially an All-Star, but the Phillies are recognizing him as one.
The front office has agreed to pay Sánchez’s contractual bonus for making the All-Star team. Sánchez said pregame on Saturday that the Phillies received a call from the league earlier this week regarding Sánchez’s availability to pitch in Tuesday’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Sánchez starting Sunday’s game against the San Diego Padres and pitching an inning on Tuesday in Atlanta was not an option for both the team and player. Neither was moving him up to start Saturday on regular rest.