Connelly Early made his major league debut on Tuesday night. His first major league outing was earlier than expected, but due to a plethora of injuries, the Boston Red Sox required his services in Sacramento for a game against the Athletics.

A relative unknown to many, the results for the prospect were spectacular. He threw five shutout innings, allowing five hits and one walk while striking out 11. The 11 strikeouts tied the Boston Red Sox record for most punchouts in a major league debut.

Early used a five-pitch mix to navigate the Athletics’ lineup, four-seam, sinker, slider, curveball and changeup. His fastball command was shoddy at times, but he still managed to earn strikes with it, while the rest of his arsenal was excellent.

The Statcast pitch classifications are inaccurate, so

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