Sauer tallies Somerset's third '23 immaculate inning
The word "immaculate" doesn't come into play a lot in baseball. For an immaculate inning, a pitcher must be perfect to the utmost degree, fanning all three batters on three pitches each. In MLB history, only 114 immaculate innings have been notched in recorded history, but at Double-A Somerset this
The word "immaculate" doesn't come into play a lot in baseball.
For an immaculate inning, a pitcher must be perfect to the utmost degree, fanning all three batters on three pitches each.
In MLB history, only 114 immaculate innings have been notched in recorded history, but at Double-A Somerset this season, Yankees pitching prospects have done in three times, twice in the past week.
The most recent occurred Sunday in Somerset’s 7-1 win over New Hampshire at Delta Dental Stadium, where
The No. 25 Yankees prospect picked up his sixth victory of the season after allowing one run on two hits and two walks with nine strikeouts.
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— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) September 17, 2023
Just five days earlier,
The first one of the season for the Patriots was posted on July 15. No. 28 Yankees prospect
Brendan Samson is a contributor to MiLB.com.