Hop in the St. Louis Cardinals time machine with me for a second because I want to take you back in time for a little bit.
September 4th, 2017. The St. Louis Cardinals are in San Francisco to play the Giants in a crucial playoff-chase game. Luke Weaver had just finished firing seven wonderful innings of two-run baseball and now turned the game over to the bullpen.
Out of the AT&T Park bullpen came trotting an unfamiliar face. Sandy Alcantara, wearing #56, headed out to the San Francisco mound to make his Major League debut against the 2, 3, and 4 spots in the Giants’ order.