NEW YORK -- The man nicknamed "Louisiana Lightning" believes one day soon he'll be deferring to Luis Severino, making way as the current New York Yankees ace passes him on a franchise records list.
"One of these nights, that kid's going to walk out on that mound and God's going to touch him and something magical is going to happen," Louisiana-born former Yankees starter Ron Guidry said about Severino.
Specifically, Guidry believes Severino will outperform the 18-strikeout performance he had in 1978. Four days shy of the 40th anniversary of that game, Guidry on Thursday identified the young right-hander as the pitcher who will break his record.