Anchors Away: Mitch Harris Becomes First Navy Grad To Play In MLB In 94 Years

It should come as no surprise that Mitch Harris looked impervious to pressure in his long-awaited Major League debut.
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Lost in looming tragedy of Adam Wainwright's injury was the highly successful debut of United States Naval Academy graduate Mitch Harris, who pitched a pair of scoreless innings to the delight of former shipmates and his fiancé.
KMOV

As he sat on the bullpen bench watching Adam Wainwright get helped off the field, Mitch Harris received the summons he's been waiting on for so long. He called the circumstances "bittersweet," but with his debut on Saturday, Harris became the first graduate of the United States Naval Academy since Nemo Gaines in 1921 to appear in a Major League game.
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