Major League Baseball needed a feel good story and got one with the Major League debut of Drew Maggi of the Pittsburgh Pirates today.

With the season less than a month old there have been several big stories that have drawn the ire of fans. One was the recent announcement of a binding agreement between the Oakland Athletics and the city of Las Vegas to purchase land to build a ballpark, Max Scherzer being suspended 10 games for using a foreign substance, Juan Soto struggling with the San Diego Padres, new rule changes, and attendance issues with a number of teams including the San Francisco Giants setting a record for lowest attendance since Oracle Park opened in 2000.

So Maggi has become a blessing in disguise for baseball. He has spent 13 seasons in the minor leagues and played 1,155 games, before getting an at-bat tonight. He came out swinging too, as he fouled off a pitch, though with the new rules got called for not being in the box, and struck out swinging on a ball in the dirt.

Also, Maggi when it is all said and done, gets to tell the story how in his first major league at-bat he pinch hit for Pirates legend, Andrew McCutchen. The reaction at PNC Park was amazing, as he received a standing ovation. Fans were also chanting his name “Maggi, Maggi, Maggi” throughout the at-bat.

Reactions on social media showed how great and inspiring the moment was.

 

 

 

 

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