As the Nationals’ Communications Department noted before last night’s game, 24-year-old, 2020 5th Round pick Mitchell Parker, who made his MLB debut in the series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Dodger Stadium, became just the second pitcher in MLB history to, “... face three former MVPs as the first three hitters of his career,” with the Dodgers lining up Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani, and Freddy Freeman against Washington’s southpaw.
Citing info from Elias Sports, the Nationals wrote Parker, “... [joined] Ron Darling from Sept. 6, 1983 when he faced Joe Morgan, Pete Rose, Mike Schmidt.