Former East Carolina University baseball player Jack Reinheimer made his Major League Baseball debut Tuesday night for the Arizona Diamondbacks in its 16 to 4 loss to the Chicago Cubs.
Reinheimer was sent in to pinch-hit for pitcher Patrick Corbin in the top of the fourth inning to face off against Jon Lester of the Chicago Cubs. Lester recorded his ninth strikeout of the night and 2,000th of his career, taking down Reinheimer.
With his MLB debut, Reinheimer became the 21st Pirate to debut since 2013 and the first debut as a hitter since Chad Tracy, who coincidentally also debuted with the Diamondbacks in April of 2004.