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Yankees Pitching Prospect Luis Severino Draws Raves Before Debut Against Red Sox

CHICAGO — When Dellin Betances was at the Yankees minor league complex in Tampa, Fla., at the end of the 2012 minor league season, preparing to head to the instructional league, there were about 20 young pitching prospects working out.

Among that group, there was one who stood out — a loose-limbed 18-year-old with a confident grin named Luis Severino.

“He had a live, live arm,” Betances said. “His stuff was unbelievable.”

If Severino is good at standing out in a crowd, he will have an opportunity to do so in front of a large one on Wednesday when he is scheduled to make his major league-debut against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium.