PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Miami Marlins ace Sandy Alcántara threw one scoreless inning against the New York Mets in a spring training game Sunday as he continues his comeback from elbow surgery that caused him to miss last season.
The 29-year-old looked like his old self against the Mets, blowing a 99 m.p.h. fastball past Jose Siri for the final out of the first inning. Alcántara threw 17 pitches and gave up one hit.
The Marlins hope the two-time All-Star can return to his 2022 form, when the right-hander won the NL Cy Young Award after finishing with a 14-9 record, 2.28 ERA and 207 strikeouts in a league-leading 228 2/3 innings.
Alcántara was not as effective the next year, going 7-12 with a 4.14 ERA before having Tommy John surgery on Oct. 6, 2023.
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