NEW YORK – In the best of times, sports allow us to dream about extraordinary things.
Take Friday. Carlos Urias flew with his family from Mexico to New York City to see his 19-year-old son Julio make his major league debut. Juan Castro, a coach for the Dodgers, got a call from his own father in Sinaloa on Friday morning asking about the teenage phenom. Broadcasters and even teammates posed for pictures with Urias in the Dodgers’ clubhouse at Citi Field – behavior usually reserved for, well, no one. This was something extraordinary.
Only 16 pitchers since 1914 have won their first major-league start before their 20th birthday.