The touted Rangers prospect knew there would be no easing into his major-league debut.
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Kumar Rocker receives a new ball after striking out Seattle Mariners' Randy Arozarena during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in Seattle.SEATTLE - The first pitch he threw was lined back up the middle for a hit. The third was lined to right field for another.would find something out about a pitcher making his MLB debut. At least that’s how they’d normally describe it, after a debut spun sideways.
Or as the way Rocker put it afterwards: “It was time to play baseball early. There’s no easing into it.” But that all came after he’d pitched with no fastball to speak of in his junior year at Vanderbilt in 2021, fell to 10th in the draft, was failed on his physical by the New York Mets, sat out a year, was a surprise third pick overall by the Rangers and made just six starts in 2023 before his elbow ligament gave out. There’s been nothing easy about that.
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