Jon Heasley Gives Up Four Runs In MLB Debut
3 years agoKansas City Royals starting pitcher Jon Heasley was called up from Double-A to make his MLB debut against the Seattle Mariners on Friday. He went on to pitch four innings and allow six hits, no walks and four earned runs while striking out two. Brady Singer was initially slated to start Friday's game, but he was placed on the injured list due to undisclosed reasons prior to the game. Heasley has had a solid year at Double-A, pitching to a 3.12 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP while averaging 10.3 K/9 over 105.1 innings. The 24-year-old is ranked as the team's 14th overall prospect by MLB.com. There's no word yet as to whether Heasley will make another start with the team or if he'll be sent back to the minors.
Source: ESPN
Source: ESPN