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Mets’ Nolan McLean matches Matt Harvey in exclusive New York rookie pitching history

Nolan McLean is as advertised.

In fact, in his MLB debut, he had a start only matched by one of the most-hyped young pitchers in Mets history.

McLean went 5.1 innings on Saturday and struck out eight without allowing a run.

He's only the second pitcher in Mets history to win his big league debut while allowing no runs and striking out at least eight, per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com .

The first? Matt Harvey.

Yep, the Dark Knight.

Harvey might bring some sad memories to the minds of Mets' fans, but at his dawning, he was exhilarating.

There was nobody like Harvey when he came up. He captured the entirety of Queens with his brilliance.

It's still impossible to forget the feeli

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