Dodgers Information: Walker Buehler Talks Emmet Sheehan’s Debut, What to Watch Transferring Ahead
The month of June started with a 5-10 record and a win over NL West rivals, the San Francisco Giants, but it really wasn’t the best month for the Dodgers. Things got better this week when they defeated the Angels in a two-game series with two shutouts. Still, in June it’s only 7-10.
Despite their checkered month, there were some positives for the Boys in Blue, most notably the buzz surrounding rookie starting pitcher Emmet Sheehan, who made his debut against the Giants last Friday night.
Sheehan pitched six scoreless innings and missed a goal in a 7-5 loss in the first of three games against San Francisco.
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Emmet Sheehan had never thrown over Double-A before. He made MLB look easy. His final statement against the Giants:
6 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
The Dodgers needed depth and Sheehan went through 6 innings without a hit. What an incredible performance from the 23-year-old.
— Noah Camras (@noahcamras) June 17, 2023
The Boston College pitcher received praise from around the league, including from his own teammate Walker Buehler.
Despite Sheehan’s great performance, Buehler noticed something in his pitches that night.
“It’s a really crazy shot. Works really well, comes out of his hand really well, but it’s a bit unconventional and I think that’ll be something interesting to look at in the future.”
Walker Buehler on Just Baseball Show
Buehler also mentioned that the idea of opposing batsmen being unfamiliar with Sheehan may have played a big part in his impressive debut, but is keeping an eye on how long that will last.
“You don’t have much luck in the big leagues but not being familiar with a guy and kind of having that funk about you I think is definitely an advantage and will help him for a long time and kind of give him.” That leash for finding out the big leagues, which apparently he did for at least one night, right. So we’ll see how it goes, but obviously it’s the best start anyone could ask for.”
Walker Buehler on Just Baseball Show
As a Dodger fan, I’m very excited to see how Sheehan progresses, and I look forward to seeing if he can match that feat in his next start, later scheduled for either the Freeway series in Anaheim or at home in Houston is week.
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