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Ahead of debut, Merritt trying to keep calm
- Updated: May 24, 2016
CHICAGO — Indians left-hander Ryan Merritt has a good idea how he will feel if and when his name gets called to enter a Major League game for the first time.
“I’m sure I’ll be nervous,” he said. “I’ll be excited. My heart will be pounding. But I’m just going to take it one step at a time, try to not be any different.”
Merritt, the organization’s 2014 Minor League Pitcher of the Year and No. 27 prospect according to MLBPipeline.com, was called up to the Majors on Monday when the Indians sent Joba Chamberlain to the disabled list with a left intercostal strain.
Merritt has been in a starter in the Minors, but the Indians brought him up as a long-relief option. He didn’t appear in Monday’s doubleheader against the White Sox, but he still got a taste of what it’s like to be a Major Leaguer.
“Being out there, actually on the field, just …
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