From the season’s first major league debut (Jeremy Hazelbaker, OF, Cardinals), to the last call-up prior to the All-Star break (Alberto Rosario, C, Cardinals), we take a look back and crunch some numbers.
The A’s and White Sox wasted little time in bumping two 2016 MLB All-Star Futures Game participants to the big leagues, while another major league debut lasted just one pitch. They were among a total of eight debuts in a shortened week of MLB action.
Top prospects Tyler Glasnow (RHP) and Josh Bell (1B) of the Pittsburgh Pirates highlight this week’s big league promotions.
Lucas Giolito gets bumped from Double-A Harrisburg to make his major league debut for the Nationals, and Jeimer Candelario (above) gets the call to the first-place Cubs. They were among nine debuts last week.
1B A.J. Reed makes his much-anticipated debut for the Astros, and Chad Kuhl (RHP, Pirates) debuts in a prime-time start on Sunday against the Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw. They are among a total of eight players who were called up to the big leagues last week.
Willson Contreras debuts behind the plate for the Cubs, and RHP’s Zach Eflin (Phillies) and Michael Ynoa (White Sox) are among four pitchers getting the call to the big leagues last week.
Tyler Anderson (LHP, Rockies) sparkles in his debut last week, joining three other former first-round picks to make the jump to the major leagues.
Four pitchers and an outfielder made their debuts last week, including two Florida Gulf Coast University alums, and the 2012 SEC Pitcher of the Year.
Julio Urias gets a rough greeting from the Mets in his MLB debut, and the Reds call up pitchers A.J. Morris and Daniel Wright to bring the club’s total to nine debuts this year, the highest in the majors.
The unique circumstances surrounding the debuts of RHPs Wilfredo Boscan (PIT), Conor Mullee (NYY), and Dustin Antolin (TOR) highlight this week’s update.
