The time many Mets fans have waited for is here. Pitching prospect Nolan McLean made his MLB debut on Saturday afternoon against the Mariners and looked impressive.
Facing off against Randy Arozarena to start, McLean struck out the Seattle slugger swinging on four pitches. A sinker just outside started the at-bat before he got Arozarena to swing and miss and a called strike on the outside corner. The final pitch came on a cutter up and away to get Arozarena down on strikes.
After walking Cal Raleigh on five pitches, he got Julio Rodriguez to ground out and then had to face Josh Naylor with a runner on second.
After throwing a curveball in the dirt, a slider called a strike and a slider away had Naylor ahead 2-1. Naylor fouled off a cutter up in the zone before McLean got the left-handed slugger swinging on a curveball down to end the frame.
Nolan McLean strikes out the first batter he faces in the big leagues 🤠 pic.twitter.com/JbBrxMFYpt
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Nolan McLean strikes out a pair in his first big-league inning 🔥 pic.twitter.com/OZEfUHVQdW
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