Ladies and Gentlemen! Your attention, please. Back by popular demand, catcher Yasmani Grandal! Oh, what? Of course, he promptly gets injured. Sigh.
Yes, Yaz has claimed his second Player of the Week title in a row. And yes, he is currently sitting out with a sore calf. And yes, the two-time All-Star will miss out on this year’s festivities, falling just short in the polls and leaving three members of the White Sox pitching staff as the team’s sole delegation.
This comes on the tail of Grandal’s recent hot streak, where he smacked 14 hits, walloped four homers, and drove in 15 runs over his last 15 games.