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Cardinals' Whitley makes big-league debut with a clean inning

Cardinals reliever Kodi Whitley gets a glove bump from catcher Yadier Molina after making his Major League debut on Sunday, July 26, 2020 at Busch Stadium. He pitched a perfect inning against Pittsburgh. (David Carson,

At some point Sunday before he threw his first pitch in the majors and saw the reaction of a hitter, Kodi Whitley and a few of the other pitchers in the Cardinals’ armada of relievers discussed how he wouldn’t hear the response of a crowd.

There would be no family, no friends from back home, no fans at all in the stands as he was announced to pitch the seventh inning.