Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Ranger Suárez pitched in front of his wife and two young children in the United States for the first time in his professional career.
Ranger Suárez never had spent a Father's Day with his two young children. Stuck in Venezuela because of a complicated visa process, his wife never had left the country nor watched the left-hander pitch in person with the Philadelphia Phillies .His family missed out on watching Suárez rise from a little-known teenage prospect that signed with the Phillies as an international free agent in 2012 to an ace and potential All-Star for the team in the National League with the best record.
75 ERA — one of just four Phillies starting pitchers since the stat became official in 1912 to boast an ERA of 1.75 or lower through their first 15 starts.Suárez has been touted as a front-runner to start the All-Star Game for the National League next month in Texas."If they call me for the All-Star Game, I would definitely go and bring my family," he said. "That would be a great experience to play my first All-Star Game and bring them.
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