20-Year-Old Pitching Phenom Eury Pérez to Make Historic MLB Debut for Marlins
- The Miami Marlins are calling up top prospect Eury Pérez, baseball's No. 10 overall prospect, to start against the Cincinnati Reds, becoming the youngest pitcher in franchise history at 20 years old.
- Pérez features an overpowering fastball and off-speed pitches and has dominated in the minors, posting a 2.85 ERA and 260 strikeouts in three seasons.
- Pérez's promotion comes amid injuries to Marlins starters Trevor Rogers and Johnny Cueto.
- Pérez is ranked as the No. 6 overall prospect in baseball and the No. 3 pitching prospect according to prospect rankings.
- Pérez's debut is one of the most anticipated for any pitching prospect in years given his upside and young age.