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Shane Baz, the Great and Powerful, ascends to baseball’s biggest stage

Last night Tampa Bay Rays rookies Randy Arozarena, Wander Franco, and Shane McClanahan led the team to a 5-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox as they take a 1-0 lead in the best in five series.

The Rays will hand the ball to another rookie to start game 2, and this time the rookie is far less experienced.

While Shane McClanahan made his debut in the playoffs last year and pitched 123.1 Major League innings in 2021, Shane Baz will take the mound with just 13.1 innings of Major League experience since making his debut a little more than two weeks ago.