I’m always a sucker for a good major league debut! It’s a combination of dreams coming true after years of hard work, fans getting to play with a new toy like it’s Christmas morning, and families celebrating the success of a loved one – All nestled against a game with real stakes and consequences. It never gets old.

Tonight was extra special though because everything about Connelly Early’s major league debut was totally unexpected. He never expected to make his first big league start in a minor league stadium 3,000 miles away from Fenway Park. The Red Sox probably never thought they’d have to call him up this Early, and nobody thought he’d tie the Red Sox record for most strike outs in a debut with eleven. It was just one of those crazy nights where baseball was baseballing and all the st

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