WASHINGTON – The No. 54 blue jersey with red numerals hung in the home clubhouse here Friday afternoon, situated between the cubicles of veteran pitchers Sean Doolittle and Tanner Rainey.
That new jersey belonged to Cade Cavalli, who was born in Oklahoma 24 years and 12 days ago and will make his Major League debut here tonight at Nationals Park.
Drafted in the first round out of the University of Oklahoma in 2020, Cavalli spent this season at Triple-A Rochester.
There were bumps and bruises along the way as he pitched for Red Wings’ manager Matt LeCroy.