Widely considered the No. 1 prospect in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, Walker Buehler was promoted to Triple-A Oklahoma City this week and made his debut with the affiliate Thursday. Buehler was expected to be on his usual pitch limit, which has extended north of 70 pitches a few times in recent starts.
However, the right-hander didn’t come close to meeting that goal as he failed to record an out in a disastrous first inning. The leadoff batter set the tone for Buehler’s start.
With the count at 1-1, he threw a pitch at the knees that looked like a strike but was called a ball.