The townspeople in Moscow, Maine, population 475, had wide grins on their faces on Saturday night.

One of their own, Cody Laweryson, made his Major League debut on the mound for the Minnesota Twins in their 10-inning, 5-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The former University of Maine All-America East first team pitcher was called up from the Twins’ AAA International League franchise and tossed two innings of scoreless, one-hit relief with one strikeout and no walks.

The right-hander threw 15 strikes among 20 pitches.

He was back on the mound again on Tuesday night against his favorite boyhood team, the New York Yankees. He allowed three hits and one run in two innings with one strikeout and no walks. He threw 26 strikes among his 35 pitches.

“The support I have received throughout t

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