Héctor Neris was the last guy out of the bullpen when he made his Major League debut on Aug. 5, 2014. It was the 15th inning of a 1-1 game. He struck out the first batter Jake Marisnick on three pitches and earned the victory as Ryan Howard plated Grady Sizemore on a shift-beating single to win the game. Neris was optioned to Lehigh Valley after the game.
A little more than seven years and a month later, Neris earned his 500th career strikeout against Jackie Bradley Jr. in the bottom of the seventh in Monday night’s game against Milwaukee.