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The veteran lefty continued his brilliant season on Tuesday, tossing seven shutout frames and thoroughly overwhelming the Royals offense.
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Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 23 July 2025
While only two of the four runs scored on his five-inning watch were earned, the lefty put himself in unenviable positions and condensed his start with five free passes.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
Royce Lewis hit a leadoff homer off lefty Ryan Rolison in the fourth and a one-out solo homer off right-hander Jimmy Herget in the eighth.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 20 July 2025
Other notable first-round picks from the school were lefty Jim Abbott, No. 8 by the Angels in 1988, right-hander Steve Howe, the 1980 NL Rookie of the Year by the Dodgers in 1978 and former Michigan star quarterback Rick Leach as an outfielder by the Detroit Tigers in 1979.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
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Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 23 July 2025
While only two of the four runs scored on his five-inning watch were earned, the lefty put himself in unenviable positions and condensed his start with five free passes.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
Royce Lewis hit a leadoff homer off lefty Ryan Rolison in the fourth and a one-out solo homer off right-hander Jimmy Herget in the eighth.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 20 July 2025
Other notable first-round picks from the school were lefty Jim Abbott, No. 8 by the Angels in 1988, right-hander Steve Howe, the 1980 NL Rookie of the Year by the Dodgers in 1978 and former Michigan star quarterback Rick Leach as an outfielder by the Detroit Tigers in 1979.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
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“Lefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lefty. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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