In exactly one month, the All-Star Game announcers will have to answer the question, “Ronel Who?
And answer they must, because there’s no way in a just universe you can keep this Cinderella off the team.
Blanco, 30, who barely broke rookie eligibility in a few spot starts last year, shocked the baseball world by throwing a no-hitter on April 1st. His record is 7-2 this year with a 2.43 ERA, which, pending today’s results, would place him in seventh place in the AL.
Today, Blanco was lifted in the seventh inning with a no-hitter still in play.