Nolan McLean Made Exciting Major League Debut In Victory Over Seattle Mariners
He was taken with the 91st pick by the New York Mets as a two-way player in the third round of the 2023 Major League Baseball Draft. The former Oklahoma Sate product was called up from Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday to replace Frankie Montas. And to hopefully provide a boost to the talented but struggling pitchers. Enter Nolan McLean who made his exciting major league debut in a victory over the Seattle Mariners. But McLean had to navigate a bit of trouble before he finished dazzling the crowd.
He got off to a great start by striking out the first batter of his career, Randy Arozarena. And followed that with fanning Josh Naylor on a curveball to end the top of the first inning. McLean went on to strike out four of the first 10 batters he faced, including Arozarena twice. But there did occur what could have been real trouble for McLean in the third inning. He walked J.P. Crawford and then he walked Cole Young. After a mound visit, he got the first out, striking out Arozarena for the second time. However, Cal Raleigh then singled on a line drive and loaded the bases.
Nolan McLean Made Exciting Major League Debut In Victory Over Seattle Mariners
McLean allowed two hits with four walks and struck out eight to help lift the Mets to just their third win in their last 17 games. It was a promising debut for the Mets’ No. 3 prospect and 37th-rranked prospect in baseball. His start today offered a glimpse of his potential which the Mets could sorely use right now. They have blown 11 leads over their past seven games with both their starters and relievers sharing in the blown leads.
Now they have McLean who helped lead them to the 3-1 victory over the Mariners today. He had some help from Francisco Lindor who had an RBI double in the third before the Mets added insurance in the seventh, when Juan Soto had a sacrifice fly and Pete Alonso hit a run-scoring double. So is this the start of something big for the Mets? Can they close the five game gap they have with the Phillies? Who knows but the fans are happy as they gave McLean three standing ovations during the game!
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