Break out the Tim Horton’s coffee and put the LaBatt on ice, baseball fans. Today, James Paxton makes his long-awaited New York Yankees debut. The Canadian southpaw captured fans’ hearts with an electric Spring Training, going 3-0 with a 2.08 ERA in five starts.
The games actually count now, and this is where Paxton’s real potential will shine. The Yankees acquired him from the Seattle Mariners in the offseason, shipping highly-touted prospect Justus Sheffield west in exchange. That’s quite the risk, especially considering Sheffield was one of the team’s top prospects last year.