Marlins ace, Cy Young winner Alcantara gets key to city
Miami Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara, the 2022 National League Cy Young winner, was awarded a key to the city of Miami from Mayor Francis Suarez on Tuesday
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Miami Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara, the 2022 National League Cy Young winner, was awarded a key to the city of Miami from Mayor Francis Suarez on Tuesday.
“His dedication has influenced hundreds, if not thousands of people in our community,” said Suarez, with Alcantara standing to his right and Marlins general manager Kim Ng next to them. “and he's established himself as a positive leader and a role model.”
Suarez also declared Jan. 10 "Sandy Alcantara Day" in Miami.
Alcantara, 27, made history as the first Marlins pitcher to win the Cy Young award. It was a unanimous vote after he pitched a league-high six complete games in 228 2/3 innings, also a league-best, this past season. He was the 15th unanimous NL Cy Young winner and said he hopes to win more.
“It's such a great day,” Alcantara said. “I will never forget this day. That key is going to mean a lot for me in my life.”
With about a month before the Marlins begin spring training, Alcantara said that as long as he’s healthy for the upcoming season, he's confident in his ability to follow a 2022 campaign where he had a 2.28 ERA with another successful outing.
His six complete games were the most in the majors since Chris Sale had six in 2016, and his innings pitched and wins (14) were both career highs.
“I've been ready since about two weeks after the season last year,” Alcantara said. “I've been ready. I got to keep being ready because you never know what can happen.”
___
AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports