Williams Jerez’s big league debut was so impressive Tuesday that he walked away with four souvenir baseballs as proof.
One was from his first strikeout. The left-hander isn’t quite sure what the other three commemorate.
“I thought I’d be nervous but I wasn’t,” said Jerez, 26. “I was ready. I’ve been waiting for this opportunity. So I prepared myself for it.”
A second-round pick by Boston in 2011, Jerez originally was an outfielder. He converted to pitcher in 2014.