The Washington TimesMay 2
Orioles to give 23-year-old righty Gibson his big league debut against Yankees
NEW YORK — Trey Gibson, a 23-year-old right-hander ranked as the Baltimore Orioles’ No. 3 prospect, will be brought up Sunday to start against the New York Yankees in his major league debut. Gibson had a 4.66 ERA in 9 2/3 innings during three spring training appearances with the Orioles this year, then was 2-2 with a 4.01 ERA in six starts at Triple-A Norfolk, striking out 25 and walking 12 in 24 2/3 innings. “It’s going to be a fun day for him,” Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said before Saturday’s 9-4 loss to the Yankees. “I just want to tell him when I see him to embrace the moment, have some fun with it. He’s put a lot of work in throughout his whole life to get to this point and he has great stuff. And I want him to trust his stuff and be the best version of him.” Gibson averaged 93.6 mph with his four-season fastball and 93 mph with his sinker at Norfolk this year. He threw six different pitches: sinkers 29.5%, four-seamers and cutters 18.3% each, curveballs 18.1%, sliders 11% and sweepers 4.8%. “You can’t be a starter in the minor leagues, never mind the

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Gibson works 4 2/3 innings as first Orioles starting pitcher to debut at Yankee Stadium

NEW YORK — Long before the Orioles let another game against the New York Yankees slip away, Baltimore starter Trey Gibson enjoyed a memorable major league debut. Gibson worked 4 2/3 innings Sunday and became the first Oriole starting pitcher to make his big league debut at Yankee Stadium since the franchise moved from St. Louis following the 1953 season. Gibson became the 285th pitcher to allow a home run to Aaron Judge, a 413-foot, two-run shot in the third. He allowed three runs and four hits while throwing 56 of 87 pitches for strikes before the Orioles allowed seven runs in the eighth inning of an 11-3 loss. “To be honest, leading up to the game, I wasn’t as nervous as I thought I would be,” Gibson said. “I felt pretty composed with myself. I just wanted to go out there, give the team the best chance to stay within the ballgame.” The 23-year-old right-hander joined Baltimore on Sunday and had his parents in the stands after they rerouted from Florida, where they were watching his sister play softball for Florida Gulf Coast University. He also had high school catcher Tyler Cotton and his girlfriend, along with his high