Nolan McLean's Perfect Game Bid

0:00On April 22nd, Nolan McLean is making hitters look silly early in games. This match rookie has faced 45 bigleaguers this season, the first time to the order, and none of them got a hit. That's straight dominance from a 24-year-old phenom, turning heads in New York. Tuesday night as city field against the twins, McLean took a perfect game into the 6th for the second time this year. He struck out 7 of the first 9 batters, finishing with a season-high 10 punchouts. But things shifted late when Matt Walner singled, and Byron Bucks then crushed a 2 run homer, leaving McLean with a no decision. Opponents are feeling that early heat hard. In the first 5 innings, they're just 6 for 80 against him, a tiny 75 average. First time through the lineup, 3 for 42, even Stingier at 71. Dig deeper and lay innings tell a different story. From the 6th on, hitters are 9 for 25, batting 360. Still, back on April 3rd in San Francisco, he retired the first 15 perfect before walks in a hit ended it.

1:03McLean's owning a sharp 267 ERA as a rookie, proving he's no fluke. Keep watching this kid rewrite the script on starter stamina. You've been listening to MLB News today, AI-powered baseball coverage.