It was the most thrilling thing to do when you struck out Judge 100-Mile Rookie's Fearless K Parade Makes ML History
Jun 25, 2025
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Burns started the home game against the New York Yankees at Great American Ball Park on the 25th (Korea time), striking out eight in five innings and throwing six hits and three runs.
Burns showed his strength to strike out five consecutive batters from the first batter in the top of the first inning to the second inning with two outs. According to Elias Sportsburo, Burns is the first starter to strike out all five batters in his debut since at least 1961.
The Yankees' lineup, which is full of big hitters, fell helplessly into the spirit of a fearless rookie pitcher.
In the top of the first inning, Burns reported his first major league out count by striking out left-handed batter Trent Grisham with a slider that fell 93.4 miles on the fourth pitch in the ballpark 1B2S.
Burns then struck out left-handed hitter Ben Rice with a 99.1-mile fastball, high outside the sixth pitch from the full count, and roared Aaron Judge by throwing a 91.1-mile slider outside the fourth pitch from 1B2S. The local broadcaster said before throwing the fourth ball "It's the biggest test. It's a strikeout. Welcome aboard.," he said with excitement.
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Jazz Chisom Jr. was then allowed a hit to the right, but Anthony Wolfie struck out three pitches to end the inning. When the 99.4-mile fastball of the third pitch flew into the strike zone outside, the bat wielded by Volpi split through the air. He recorded all six of his first out-counts with strikeouts.
Burns, who finished the third inning with one strikeout, gave up three runs in the top of the fourth inning when the 0-0 balance continued, realizing the high wall of the big league.
He allowed a superior home run as he drove to the center while trying to get an 89-mile slider to the front-runner Rice. A large solo shot that flew at 107.9 miles and 427 feet.
Burns immediately threw a 98.3-mile fastball to Judge at the full count and caught Bellinger and Goldschmidt one after another after one hit during the line drive, but when Chisom Jr. allowed a right-handed hit to the first and second bases, he was hit by a triple to right-center by Wolfie, the two were home, 0-3. As soon as Volpi's ball fell in the middle of the right, Cincinnati center fielder Rhys Hinds rushed forward and blew himself, but he couldn't catch it and fell back.
However, Burns caught Austin Wells with a foul fly to third base to end the inning. In the fifth inning, he gave up a hit to lead Oswald Pereza, but he caught the next three batters and finished the inning.
Burns' fastball speed of 81 pitches reached a maximum of 100.1 miles and an average of 98.1 miles.
Cincinnati tied the game in the bottom of the seventh inning, trailing 0-3, and came from behind 5-4 thanks to Spencer Steer's tiebreaking hit and Gavin Lux's walk-off hit in the bottom of the 11th inning, trailing 3-4.
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Burns was recorded as the second Cincinnati pitcher to strike out all three batters in the first inning in his debut since the opening of the live-ball era in 1920. Earlier on August 10, 1991, Sanford struck out all three batters in the bottom of the first inning of his big league debut pitching against the San Diego Padres.
Earlier on the 13th, Milwaukee Brewers' top prospect Jacob Mizerauski became a winning pitcher with up to 102.2 miles of fastballs in his debut against the St. Louis Cardinals with no hits and no runs in five innings, and two 100-mile rookie fireballers are enriching the Major League mound.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.