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Purke relishes long-awaited big league debut
- Updated: May 21, 2016
CHICAGO — The ideal situation for Matt Purke would have been to make his eagerly anticipated Major League debut as part of a White Sox victory.
But even in a 4-1 loss to the Royals on Friday night at U.S. Cellular Field, the 25-year-old southpaw was excited to get a chance. Purke pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings, including his first career strikeout and first career out recorded against Alex Gordon in the eighth.
“Yeah, it was awesome,” said Purke, who kept the baseball from that strikeout. “It was definitely my dream to play in the big leagues, and to finally get out there and be able to do that was great. But tough game for the boys.”
Purke joined the White Sox from Triple-A Charlotte on May 13 at Yankee Stadium. He had a large contingent of family members in the stands for that series, but only his mom, dad and wife made it one week later for his …
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