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Cessa rises to occasion to win starting debut
- Updated: August 21, 2016
ANAHEIM — A pitcher’s first career start can a nervous experience, but the time spent waiting for that first pitch as a Major League starter can be even worse.
Luis Cessa waited and waited, first for the beginning of Saturday night’s 5-1 Yankees win to come after a 10-minute delay, then for the Yankees’ offense to finish up a three-run, seven-batter opening inning.
The nerves were with him the whole time, but as he took the mound for his first start with the Yankees and threw that first pitch to Kole Calhoun, it all faded away. Cessa would go on to throw six-plus scoreless innings and insert his name into the list of young Yankees to know.
“I felt nervous before the game. After the first pitch, I felt normal again,” Cessa said. “Just tried to be focused, every pitch. We’re working on throwing inside, coming off the fastball, and the breaking ball was good tonight, so I had a pretty good day.”
Not helping Cessa was Garret Anderson’s Angels Hall of Fame induction ceremony that caused the game’s start time to go from a scheduled 6:35 to 6:45.
“You always worry about how kids are going to react. Then the game starts 10 …
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