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- Updated: August 6, 2016
Justus Sheffield knows how to make a first impression.
Making his New York Yankees system debut after coming over from Cleveland as part of last week’s Andrew Miller trade, Sheffield set a career high with 11 strikeouts in six innings in Class A Advanced Tampa’s 7-1 win over Daytona. He allowed one earned run on two hits and one walk, with 58 of his 88 pitches going for strikes in the outing.
Sheffield, the Yankees’ No. 7 prospect as well as No. 92 overall on the Top 100, was locked in from the outset of the game as he retired Daytona’s first six batters before yielding back-to-back doubles to open the third inning. It would turn out to be the only hits allowed by the …
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