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Blue Jays’ Dylan Cease joins Roy Halladay in exclusive All-Star Game starter club
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As the Toronto Blue Jays are led by star pitcher Dylan Cease , his current season has led him to an All-Star nod, though there were questions about whether he would start for the American League (AL). While Cease has joined numerous impressive clubs with his time on the Blue Jays, add another one to the list as he will start for the AL in the MLB All-Star game.
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The "elite company" that Cease joins, as the team put it on its official X, formerly Twitter, page, is that the only other pitchers for Toronto to get the honor to start for the AL were Roy Halladay in 2006 and Dave Stieb in 1983 and 1984.
Not noted on the team's graphic, but there was another pitcher for Toronto that started the All-Star game for the AL, which was David Wells in 2000, according to Sarah Langs.
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So far this season, Cease has thrown a 2.56 ERA to go along with 148 strikeouts (second in the MLB) and a 6-4 record in 17 games, as his last one was spectacular. Cease was super close to capturing his second no-hitter in his career, but would lose the bid in the ninth inning, though the performance was still spectacular.
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In last Wednesday's 10-0 win over the San Francisco Giants , Cease would strike out 11 batters while giving up only one hit and walking three in 118 pitches. A hit by Heliot Ramos in the ninth inning would end the bid as Cease was taken out immediately after.
Blue Jays ' Dylan Cease is coming off a near no-hitter
Blue Jays manager John Schneider would speak after the superb outing and mentioned how Cease was insistent throughout the game that he should keep going.
"I'm a fan of baseball," Schneider said, via ESPN. "I think if a guy has a chance to throw a no-hitter, I think you let him do it, and I think you make adjustments after that. If I can let a player have that opportunity, I'm going to do it every single time."
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At any rate, Cease looks to show off his talents during the All-Star Game on Tuesday.
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