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Right-hander pitches shutout fifth inning in first All-Star Game

WASHINGTON -- For the past six months overseas while serving as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, Air Force Sgt. Cole Condiff's communication with his young daughter and pregnant wife back home in Florida has been limited to text messages -- all dependent on what he called a "spotty" wireless Internet connection.

On Tuesday night at sold-out Nationals Park, the home of Major League Baseball's All-Star Game presented by Mastercard, Airman Condiff didn't need Wi-Fi to show his love.