First-time All-Star Shin-Soo Choo celebrated Sunday night by treating the Texas Rangers' athletic trainers and masseuse to a steak dinner, a seafood tower and a couple bottles of fine wine.
That must have been some celebration, as Choo was absent from the starting lineup Monday against the Boston Red Sox.
Alas, the day off wasn't for a lingering headache but rather the lingering quadriceps issue that has slowed Choo for more than a week. The mild strain, though, won't keep him from the All-Star Game, July 17 at Washington.
It wouldn't keep him from the Home Run Derby either.