Marlins rookie Brian Moran took a long, strange trip to the major leagues. He was drafted in 2009 in the seventh round by the Mariners and bounced from team to team—the Blue Jays, the Angels, the Indians, the Bridgeport Bluefish, the Braves, the Orioles, back to the Bluefish, the Dodgers and the Rockies—before signing with the Marlins after the end of last season.
Ten years and one Tommy John surgery later, Miami promoted him to the big leagues on Tuesday in an incredibly emotional moment for the 30-year-old. He had family in the stands in Pittsburgh last night to watch his debut—and, as it turns out, in the opposite dugout.