Uberstine's Unlikely Journey to MLB Debut

0:00It's April 3rd. You're listening to Boston Red Sox News today, AI Power Coverage of your team. I'm Cory with the story. Tyler Uberstein just got called up by the Boston Red Sox, and if he pitches Friday, it'll be his major league debut. This 26-year-old right-hander is a 19-th-round draft pick who tops out at 6-1 now, but his path to the Biggs is one of the wildest underdog stories in baseball. Back in high school, he didn't even crack varsity as a junior, and when he started at USC, he was just 5'6", sticking to the club team. He begged the coach for a shot at varsity as a sophomore, but it didn't pan out. He poured everything into a throwing program, cranking his fastball to 90 mph, then hit the transfer portal and landed on. North Western's roster, that grit turned heads leading to the Red Sox drafting him years later. Three years back, he blew out his elbow and missed the full season, but he bounced back strong. Last year, he posted a 1.93

1:01ERA at high A, and a 3.12 in the Arizona Fall League. This season, across AA and AAA, it was 3.58, and in his one minor league start so far, he gave up just one run over four. Innings. Uberstein's proving that relentless work flips the script on impossible odds, now he steps from living the dream every kid chases.