Here are the first two strikeouts of Kyle Zimmer’s career with the Royals
These are some of Kyle Zimmer’s statistics with the Royals: 0.00 ERA, 1 inning pitched, 1 hit allowed, 2 strikeouts.
Sure, it’s just one inning, but the fact that Zimmer has a major-league entry on Baseball-Reference.com’s site is amazing. Beset with injuries shortly after being drafted in the first round by the Royals in 2012, Zimmer took the (really) long way to the majors.
But with a perseverance that would impress Indiana Jones, Zimmer is now with the Royals.
“I never thought this day would be possible,” Royals manager Ned Yost said on opening day. “I never did. The way that he would continue to fight, but just struggled with injury after injury after injury...”
On Sunday, Zimmer made his debut in the Royals’ 6-3 loss to the White Sox at Kauffman Stadium.
The first batter Zimmer faced was Daniel Palka. Here is how the plate appearance ended:
After Tim Anderson lined out to right field and James McCann singled, Zimmer got Yolmer Sanchez swinging:
Zimmer posted this message on Instagram on Sunday night:
This story was originally published April 1, 2019 at 9:19 AM.
