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- Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bubba Chandler makes history in impressive MLB debut</p>
<p>Issy Ronald, CNNAugust 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM</p>
<p>Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bubba Chandler pictured during the seventh inning. - Matt Freed/AP</p>
<p>Even before he emerged from the bullpen Friday, the Pittsburgh Pirates' Bubba Chandler was considered the top pitching prospect in baseball.</p>
<p>And the hard-throwing 22-year-old confirmed those credentials in his major league debut, becoming the first pitcher to throw four scoreless innings and record a save in his debut since saves became an officially recognized statistic in 1969, according to AP.</p>
<p>He allowed just two hits and struck out three in those four innings, needing 40 pitches to get the 12 outs and clinch a 9-0 win for the Pirates against the Colorado Rockies.</p>
<p>Although he gave up a double to the first batter he faced, Orlando Arcia, he rallied and struck out Ryan Ritter and Mickey Moniak, while Tyler Freeman ground out, stranding Arcia.</p>
<p>Chandler's decisive pitches to Ritter and Moniak clocked in at 99.9 mph and 100.4 mph, respectively – the fastest pitches for strikeouts that any Pirate has thrown this year.</p>
<p>"Welcome to the show, huh," Chandler said afterward, recalling Arcia's double. "Thought I made a good pitch but he hit it pretty hard. Kind of a scare, you don't want to give up a homer on your first at-bat but it was pretty sweet. After that at-bat, my emotions kind of slowed down and it was great."</p>
<p>Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bubba Chandler, right, celebrates with catcher Henry Davis, left.. - Matt Freed/AP</p>
<p>Despite being just 22 years old, Chandler's impressive performances at Triple-A Indianapolis made him "mad" that he hadn't been called up already.</p>
<p>"In the end, I'm here in the big leagues," he told reporters afterward, per MLB. "There's not a lot of 22-year-old kids that get to do this. I'm grateful. I was mad, yeah, whatever. But at the same time I didn't need to take care of what I needed to take care of, so that falls back on me. Now I'm here. Don't care."</p>
<p>"Stress, I guess stress is a big thing. I've never really been a stressed-out guy, but I have been the past couple months just trying to get here."</p>
<p>Chandler's emergence further strengthens the Pirates' pitching staff, which also includes last year's NL Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes.</p>
<p>Elsewhere, the San Diego Padres defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 to tie with their rivals at the top of the NL West. Yu Darvish allowed just one hit across six innings and combined with three relievers to dominate the Dodgers.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the Boston Red Sox took a 1-0 victory against the New York Yankees behind Brayan Bello's seven scoreless innings, securing the season series over their rivals.</p>
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