Blue Jays’ Marco Estrada all smiles after being named to first MLB all-star game
TORONTO — Blue Jays right-hander Marco Estrada was all smiles while he excitedly spoke to reporters on Tuesday after being named to the American League all-star team for the first time in his nine-year career.
Now he wants to make sure he can actually pitch in the game.
Estrada, who’s 5-3 with a 2.93 earned-run average and a major-league leading .173 batting average against this season, received four cortisone shots on Monday to help heal a sore back that flared up after his last start.
The 33-year-old sat down with manager John Gibbons and a “room filled with people” on Tuesday afternoon to discuss his options ahead of the July 12 game at San Diego’s Petco Park.