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Shaky to Settled: Grading Noah Schultz' Highly-Anticipated White Sox Debut

SI Feed·Elias Schuster·about 2 months ago
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Butterflies might as well have been circling Noah Schultz as he stepped onto the mound Tuesday night. The 22-year-old was making his highly anticipated MLB debut, and the nerves were on full display. How could they not be standing on a mound that was roughly 57 miles from where he played high school ball? It's said that nearly 500 friends and family filled the The Rate stands for the big event. If he hadn't had a few early jitters, the MLB may have done an investigation into whether the Sox were starting a flamethrowing robot. Yandy Díaz represented Schultz' first opponent. The Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter was able to draw a full count before flying out to left field. Despite retiring his first batter, Schultz' sloppiness only intensified. He proceeded to walk back-to-back Rays while throwing only two strikes. His four-straight balls against Junior Caminero weren't even close to touching the zone. Ryan Vilade would proceed to double off a 97.4 mph fastball to bring in a run.…

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