Tim Lincecum started his major league career with the San Francisco Giants on May 6, 2007, which coincided with Willie Mays' 76th birthday. Following a significant hip injury, he restarted his career on May 6th of this year (Mays' 85th birthday), when he pitched in a showcase for scouts in Arizona to see which team would offer him a contract.
"It felt good just getting back on the mound but it was nerve-wracking because it wasn't something I had to do for awhile,'' Lincecum said last week after pitching for the Angels AAA affiliate Salt Lake City Bees, in his first game since June 2015.