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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.

And he remembered why he sent Kruger in for the final inning, making him a major leaguer forever.

Eovaldi’s success after his second surgery with the New York Yankees in 2016 — he had his first as a high school junior in 2007 — helped light the path for Taillon, who had surgeries as a minor leaguer in 2014 and with the Pirates in 2019.

When it comes to teenagers who look the part of a future major leaguer, Quentin Young of Oaks Christian comes to mind.

She’s the daughter of former major leaguer Jeff Suppan.