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Yosver Zulueta
For Reds fans, Cincinnati's loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday was one they'd just as soon forget. For relief pitcher Yosver Zulueta, it was a night he'll never forget.
The Cuban-born Zulueta struck out four in three innings of relief in his Major League Baseball debut. He was promoted earlier in the day from Triple-A Louisville. He returned to Louisville on Wednesday to make room on the Reds' roster for starting pitcher Graham Ashcraft. "Zulueta has shown an electric fastball and really tight slider," Barry Larkin said during Tuesday's broadcast. "I think the thing that has been most impressive is this moment does not seem to be too big for him at all. Another great major-league debut."
It's been a hard road to the big. Zulueta underwent Tommy John surgery in 2019, shortly after leaving Cuba to sign with the Toronto Blue Jays for $1 million. He didn't play in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A knee injury sidelined Zulueta in 2021, when he faced just one batter for the Dunedin Blue Jays. In 2022, he started posting big strikeout numbers. The Reds claimed Zulueta off waivers in March and he's posted a 2.93 ERA with 39 strikeouts and 20 walks in his 23 appearances for Louisville. - cincinnati.com
There are some newly debuted players that deserve new facegens. These guys made their debut just after the pack posted so am just uploading them lest you are playing a Live Start and see the old ones.
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