On Friday, Miami Marlins top prospect, Eury Pérez made his major league debut against the Cincinnati Reds. Going 4 2⁄3 innings, striking out seven, only giving up two runs, and throwing 88 pitches, Eury looked like he belonged despite being MLB’s youngest active player.
For Eury to reach the sport’s highest level at age 20 speaks to his individual ability, but also to key members of the Marlins organization who gave him the opportunity and guidance to develop so rapidly.
When Pérez was just 15 years old, he was still extremely raw, but had shown potential.