In what has turned out to be a very surprising development Thursday morning, the Los Angeles Dodgers have announced that Julio Urias will make his major league debut against the Mets Friday night in New York.
Urias, still almost three months away from his 20th birthday, will be the youngest starting pitcher to appear for the Dodgers since Dick Calmus on Aug. 23, 1963. At 19-years and 288 days, he’ll be the youngest to debut in the majors since Seattle’s Felix Hernandez in 2005.
In seven games started this season, the lefty phenom has thrown 41 total innings, recording a miniscule 1.