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Dodgers to retire Julio Urias's number? No, but the hype is already out of control

By now you know that 19-year-old Dodgers left-hander Julio Urias will make his major league debut tonight against the Mets.

Urias' fastball tops out at around 97 mph, but the hype surrounding him on social media is traveling much faster.

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Before throwing his first pitch, Urias is already being anointed Clayton Kershaw's heir apparent as baseball's best pitcher.

By the time Urias takes the mound tonight, some may be calling the legendary Sandy Koufax a poor man's Julio Urias.