Heliot Ramos has been labeled with All-Star potential since the Giants selected him in the first round of the 2017 MLB Draft.
But heading into this season, a trip to Texas for the 2024 Midsummer Classic seemed unlikely.
That partly is why Ramos' All-Star selection meant so much to him, as he revealed to NBC Sports Bay Area's Laura Britt in the latest "BP with Britt."
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"It's surreal to me -- still crazy to me," Ramos told Britt. "When I was on the plane Sunday coming back home [after being selected], I started crying because I couldn't believe it honestly."
After not being called up to the majors until May 8 of this season, Ramos has admitted there's "no chance" he would have believed making the All-Star Game at that point.
Now, Ramos is looking more and more like a central piece of the Giants' roster for the coming years.
Ramos also cited a June 5 win in Arizona as another personal favorite moment of the season. He reached base six times against the Diamondbacks that day, including four walks and a long home run off Jordan Montgomery.
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With two months left in the MLB regular season, Ramos still has plenty of time for more memorable moments in 2024.
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