Kokomo native Jack Perkins reached the pinnacle of baseball this year when he made his MLB debut. It came on June 22 for the Athletics in a game against the Cleveland Guardians at the A’s temporary home field in West Sacramento, California. Perkins pitched three shutout innings in relief.

Perkins went on to post a 3-2 record with three saves in 12 appearances, the first eight in relief and the last four as a starter. In 38.2 innings, he had a 4.19 ERA with 27 hits allowed, 37 strikeouts and 18 walks.

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