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Milwaukee Brewers call up former North Mesquite, OU star Damien Magnifico; his first day includes pitching vs. Cubs, fetching coffee

The Milwaukee Brewers called up former North Mesquite star Damien Magnifico on Tuesday, and he made his major league debut the same day and allowed one run in one inning of relief against the Chicago Cubs.

The Brewers gave Magnifico more work than that. He was among the rookies who had to get 24 orders of coffee for players before Tuesday's doubleheader against the Cubs.

No shortage of caffeine for the doubleheader today! Coffee has arrived courtesy of #Brewers rookies! #MILatCHC u2615ufe0f pic.twitter.com/kCZTZketAV

— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) August 16, 2016

Magnifico had 17 saves with a 3.