Tag: major league debut

OTD 2014: DeGrom’s Major-League Debut

Even as Jacob deGrom has since left New York, it’s still hard not to be nostalgic about his first big-league start nine years ago and how unexpected it all turned out. With a 2.58 ERA in seven starts at Triple-A Las Vegas, he was called up as a replacement for the injured Dillon Gee. Originally slated to be a reliever among the organization’s young crop of highly-touted starting...

OTD 1983: Darryl Strawberry’s Major-League Debut

This was three years in the making. No player in Mets history had more hype surrounding him than Darryl Strawberry. He went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts, two walks, and a stolen base in a 13-inning victory on a Friday night. But the mere fact that the team’s proclaimed savior was officially on a major league diamond was worth celebrating. Even still, the debuts of hot prospects...