PHOENIX (AP) — Cody Poteet earned a win on the mound in his major league debut, and one huge reason was a 277-pound man’s ability to jump in a hurry.
Poteet pitched five solid innings, Jesús Aguilar homered for a third straight game and made a game-ending grab in the ninth, and the Miami Marlins edged the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Wednesday night.
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It was a long road to the big leagues for Poteet, who spent more than six years in the Marlins’ farm system before getting his promotion. He said there were some nerves in the first but it helped that Aguilar’s two-run homer gave him a 2-0 cushion before he even threw a pitch.