ST. PETERSBURG -- Alex Colome is headed to San Diego as a member of the American League All-Star team.
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The Rays right-hander, who was reinstated off the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday (right medial biceps tendinitis), has 19 saves and pitched a scoreless eighth Tuesday night in a 13-5 Rays loss to the Angels. He hasn't allowed a run in his 19 save chances. Only two pitchers in the Major Leagues have as many saves without a blown save.
Colome learned of his selection prior to Tuesday night's Rays-Angels game at Tropicana Field when manager Kevin Cash called him into his office. Fearing the worst, Colome told Cash, "I don't like to be here in the office. I don't do nothing bad."
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That's when Cash offered Colome congratulations.
"I feel excited," Colome said. "Like happy. Not too many guys make the team. ... This is my second year in the big leagues and I have the opportunity to be in the All-Star Game."
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After transitioning to the bullpen during last season, Colome arrived to camp this season expecting to be the setup man for Brad Boxberger, the team's incumbent closer and the 2015 AL saves leader. But Boxberger started the season on the disabled list and Colome was thrust into closing duties.
When Boxberger returned from the DL on May 30, Colome was expected to relinquish his role. Instead, Boxberger suffered a left oblique injury in his first outing back and returned to the DL, leaving Colome in the closing role.
Colome's success continued.

He set a club record for most successful save opportunities to start a season by going 19-for-19, which is the longest streak for any part of the season since Fernando Rodney converted a club-record 22 straight from May 27-Aug. 13, 2012.
"He's as calm as any closer I've seen throughout the course of the year handling situations," Cash said. "There's some situations this year that he put himself into jams, there's some where we helped him, not making plays, and nothing seems to alter him on the mound. He's continued to go out and execute pitches and have really good results."
Colome hopes to be joined in San Diego by Evan Longoria, who is a candidate for the Esurance MLB All-Star Game Final Vote.
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