April 29 in Arizona Diamondbacks History: Right-handed pitcher Max Scherzer, Arizona’s firstround pick in 2006, makes his big league debut against (2008)

Right-handed pitcher Max Scherzer, Arizona’s firstround pick in 2006, makes his big league debut against Houston, retiring all 13 batters he faces in 4.1 innings of relief, including 7 strikeouts, the longest debut in modern Major League history (since 1900) by a pitcher who retired every batter he

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