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Braves' Hurston Waldrep is on a historic rookie run only seen in MLB by Fernando-Mania in 1981

Those who were around for Fernando-Mania probably never expected to see anything like that ever again. Fernando Valenzuela took Major League Baseball by storm when he arrived as a rookie for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

And while the hubbub is far from the same, there's a pitcher in 2025 doing similar things statistically. His name is Hurston Waldrep, and he's off to a historic start to his career with the Atlanta Braves.

This is how OptaStats shared the comparison on Wednesday:

"Hurston Waldrep of the Braves is the second MLB rookie in the modern era to earn the win in each of his first 4 appearances of a season while allowing 1 run or fewer in each. The other was Fernando

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