big leaguer

But for Yamamoto, the second-year big leaguer blossoming as one of the sport’s best starters, it was a sign of how far — and how quickly — his young MLB career has progressed.

About once a month Judge will receive a comment from a waiter or a cashier who looks at his credit card and notes that he has the same name as the big leaguer.

Just part of being the new guy back in the day, a rite of passage for the latest big leaguer getting promoted.

He became a big leaguer in 2014 but then struggled with the “yips.”

It typically takes at least a year before a big leaguer returns to the majors.