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 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.