Nationals pitcher Sammy Solis made his big-league debut Thursday night against the Nationals, allowing one hit and striking out over two shutout frames against the Mets. The 26-year-old was promoted from Triple-A Syracuse prior to the game, and revealed he had a few butterflies in his stomach before his debut.
"After the first pitch, you get the jitters out and you dream of that moment your whole life," Solis said, per MLB.com. "Once that's done, it's baseball and pitching. I know how to do that."
Solis was taken in the second round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft, and was originally viewed as a starting pitcher. But after Tommy John surgery and several injury-prone seasons, the southpaw wound up in the bullpen.
"It's different, I'll tell you that. It's a different mindset," Solis said. "Instead of worrying about six or seven innings, you are worrying about one or two. So making that adjustment has been different. I wouldn't say it has been hard, it's just been different. I'm asking questions all the time; I'm trying to learn as much as I can. I'm getting the hang of it. It's going to progress, I think. But for now, I think it's going well."