Cam Devanney grew up roughly 55 miles from Fenway Park in Amherst, New Hampshire, and a decade in the past he starred on the native diamond for Central Catholic in Lawrence.
Sunday, after a few false begins and years of grinding within the minors, Devanney realized he’d be making his MLB debut at his hometown ballpark.
Devanney was known as as much as the majors by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday and made his first huge league look Sunday at Fenway Park in opposition to the Crimson Sox. The 28-year-old infielder batted ninth and began at third base for the Pirates, going 0 for 3 with a stroll in his workforce’s 5-2 loss.
“Simply the best man,” Devanney mentioned pregame. “It’s clearly a dream to debut at Fenway and I’m tremendous lucky that it really labored out.”
Initially a fifteenth spherical pick of Elon College in 2019, Devanney was beforehand known as as much as the majors for a few week by the Kansas Metropolis Royals simply previous to the All-Star break. However in 5 video games he by no means noticed the sphere, and in the course of the break he was traded to the Pirates, who subsequently optioned him again to Triple-A.
Devanney mentioned the commerce caught him off guard however he was excited for the chance in Pittsburgh, and as soon as the mud settles on Sunday he expects to primarily really feel relieved.
“It’s been loopy, a lot has occurred and a lot shifting round,” Devanney mentioned. “Loads of highs and lows, undoubtedly my craziest 12 months nevertheless it’s additionally been a ton of enjoyable.”
