Astros insider: Hunter Brown shows he belongs with impressive MLB debut
HOUSTON, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 05: Chas McCormick #20 of the Houston Astros reacts to Jose Altuve #27 running home during the eighth inning against the Texas Rangers at Minute Maid Park on September 05, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Parents have a unique ability to look at their child and see their past, present and future all at once, each subsequent iteration blurring on top of the previous like translucent slides on an old-school overhead projector.
When Kim and Kevin Brown flew to Houston from Michigan to watch their youngest child make his MLB debut for the Astros on Monday, however, they could not separate that experience from all that had preceded it., Hunter Brown hurled six shutout innings to earn his first major league win. He was the first Astro to record a quality start in an MLB debut since Jarred Cosart on July 12, 2013.Brown was selected by the Astros out of Wayne State University in the fifth round of the 2019 MLB draft.
Brown’s parents, sister, uncle and girlfriend all donned custom No. 58 Astros jerseys to lead the Brown fan club seated in Section 122, which also included a Sugar Land contingent. Triple-A manager Mickey Storey and a handful of Space Cowboys players, including catchers Korey Lee and Scott Manea, made the drive to Houston on their day off.
With five minutes to go, Brown’s name blared over the loudspeaker as he walked in lockstep with catcher Martín Maldonado from the bullpen to the dugout, pitching coach Josh Miller trailing directly behind them. Brown did not look up, perhaps resisting the temptation to begin savoring the moment too soon.
“I was definitely nervous,” Brown said. “I'd say as the outing went on, they subsided. But overall, I mean, I was definitely, definitely nervous.”
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