Is this man Valdez pitching with fake locs in his head? Andrew McCutchen tempted by Houston Astros All Star s hairstyle fans try to deter him
"Is this man Valdez pitching with fake locs in his head?" - Andrew McCutchen tempted by Houston Astros All-Star's hairstyle, fans try to deter him Houston Astros pitcher Framber Valdez had an All-Star Game debut to remember. Enter caption left-hander Framber Valdez has come a long way. Following the American League’s win on Tuesday, the 28-year-old became the first pitcher in Astros history to win the All-Star Game. Valdez is currently the leader in terms of ground ball percentage (68.9%). His consistency was duly rewarded with a career-first All-Star call-up. On a lighter note, Valdez’s phenomenal All-Star showing wasn’t the only talking point from his overall outing. The Astros star wore artificial dreadlocks for the star-studded game. Valdez's new hairstyle caught the attention of outfielder Andrew McCutchen. Is this man Valdez pitching with fake locs in his head? So you’re saying there’s a chance I could…nevermind. Is this man Valdez pitching with fake locs in his head? So you’re saying there’s a chance I could…nevermind. "Is this man Valdez pitching with fake locs in his head? So you’re saying there’s a chance I could…nevermind" - Andrew McCutchen The AL had a shaky start after Shane McClanahan opened the scoring in the first inning and put the NL 2-0 ahead. Houston Astros skipper Dusty Baker scheduled Valdez for the third inning of the ASG, and, boy, did he deliver. Juan Soto, Manny Machadao, Freddie Freeman -- all of them were retired by Valdez on 11 total pitches, six of them being strikes. The AL tied the score after New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton hit a mammoth two-run homer. Minnesota Twins’ Byron Baxton stepped up right after and put the AL ahead, which was enough to seal the comeback.