The Oakland A’s called up one of their very best prospects at the beginning of September, in catcher Sean Murphy. He made every national Top 100 list before the season and ranked third on our own Community Prospect List, behind only pitching phenoms Jesus Luzardo and A.J. Puk.
On Wednesday, Murphy made his MLB debut, in a start against the Angels. Athletics Nation has waited a long time for the Catcher Of The Future to arrive, and he did not disappoint. By the end of the evening he’d collected his first hit, which happened to be a home run, and on the other side of the ball he caught a shutout.