ˈæftɚɹ ɐ mˌiːɾɪˈɔːɹɪk deɪbjˈuː dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˌɪtʃ hiː sˈɛt ɐn ˌɛmˌɛlbˈiː ɹˈɛkɚd fɔːɹ mˈoʊst stɹˈaɪkaʊts baɪ ɐ pˈɪtʃɚɹ ɪn hɪz fˈɜːst ɡˈeɪm, hɪz pɹˈɑːmɪsɪŋ æθlˈɛɾɪk kɚɹˈɪɹ wʌz kˈʌt ʃˈɔːɹt baɪ ɐn ˈɪndʒɚɹi tə hɪz θɹˈoʊɪŋ ˈɑːɹm.
After a meteoric debut during which he set an MLB record for most strikeouts by a pitcher in his first game, his promising athletic career was cut short by an injury to his throwing arm.