Seattle Mariners top prospect Justus Sheffield made his home debut with Triple-A Tacoma on Friday, April 12, 2019 at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Wash. By
For Justus Sheffield to feel right on the pitching mound, he needs to jitterbug.
That is his style. That is where he finds the beat to excel like an ace pitcher.
Two starts into his Tacoma Rainiers career in Triple-A, Sheffield is doing more plodding than prancing. He admits he is out of whack, and struggled in his home debut Friday night in Tacoma’s 10-3 victory over Albuquerque.
Pitching in front of Seattle general manager Jerry Dipoto, who drove down to Cheney Stadium to watch the organization’s top prospect pitch, Sheffield labored through four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits.