A’s right-hander Paul Blackburn has a 6-4 record and 3.36 earned run average.
OAKLAND — Athletics manager Mark Kotsay got to deliver some good news that he never received himself in an 18-year career.
“I’m at a loss for words,” Blackburn said. “The journey it’s taken to get here has been incredible. I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity play and be in the All-Star game.” Having pitched at least five innings in 12 of 17 starts, Blackburn, 28 already has a career-high in innings pitched. A former first round draft pick by the Chicago Cubs out of Heritage High in Brentwood in 2012, Blackburn was traded from the Cubs to the Seattle Mariners in 2016 and then to Oakland in exchange for Danny Valencia that same season.
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