KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City’s Luke Farrell and Minnesota’s Felix Jorge will make their big-league debuts Saturday in a doubleheader.
Farrell, who is the son of Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell, will start the opener for Kansas City. Minnesota will counter with right-hander Jose Berrios.
Farrell went 7-3 with a 3.83 ERA in 14 games (13 starts) for Triple-A Omaha.
“He’s a guy that knows how to pitch,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “He’s very smart. He commands three pitches. He’s got a tremendous slider. And he’s been on a real roll.
“He ended up this week being the Pacific Coast League pitcher of the week.