Detroit Tigers center fielder Parker Meadows flies out to Cleveland Guardians center fielder Chase DeLauter in the sixth inning of the AL wild card game 2.Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Chase DeLauter’s journey to the big leagues has been anything but conventional. But on Wednesday afternoon, it became historic.
The 23-year-old outfielder, Cleveland’s first-round pick in 2022, became the first player in franchise history — and just the sixth in the modern era — to make his major league debut in the postseason. Under the bright lights of a win-or-go-home wild card elimination game, DeLauter’s debut wasn’t flawless, but it was fearless.
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