Marlins' Sandy Alcantara throws his 2nd career 'Maddux' and MLB's 1st complete game of the season
Sandy Alcantara never stopped believing in himself. Not when Tommy John surgery robbed him of the 2024 season. Alcantara threw the first complete game of the MLB season in a 93-pitch shutout on Wednesday, leading the Miami Marlins to a 10-0 domination of the Chicago White Sox.
MIAMI (AP) — Sandy Alcantara never stopped believing in himself. Not when Tommy John surgery robbed him of the 2024 season. Not when 2025 ended in a disappointing 11-12 record, and a 5.
36 ERA. Instead, he “always kept the faith. ” Alcantara threw the first complete game of the MLB season in a 93-pitch shutout on Wednesday, leading the Miami Marlins to a 10-0 domination of the Chicago White Sox.
It was Alcantara’s second career shutout with fewer than 100 pitches, known as a “Maddux” in honor of Hall of Famer Greg Maddux. Alcantara also threw his 13th career complete game and fifth shutout. “Many negative things happened last year but that didn’t hold me back trying to be better,” Alcantara said.
“This year, I am going to give my best every time, win more games and be more aggressive in counts. Today, as a club, we did a tremendous job. ” The White Sox did not have a hitter reach second as Alcantara (2-0) scattered three singles, hit a batter and struck out seven.