{"id":38057,"date":"2022-06-05T21:51:26","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T21:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/best-day-of-my-life-for-chicago-cubs-pitcher\/"},"modified":"2022-06-05T21:51:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T21:51:26","slug":"best-day-of-my-life-for-chicago-cubs-pitcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/best-day-of-my-life-for-chicago-cubs-pitcher\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Best day of my life’ for Chicago Cubs pitcher"},"content":{"rendered":"
You always remember your first time at Wrigley Field.<\/p>\n
Walking through the gates and down the darkened concourse. Seeing the green grass and ivy-covered bleacher walls as you enter the playing field. Glancing up at the old-school scoreboard and watching the seats fill in during the hours before game time, anticipation growing until the first pitch.<\/p>\n
Caleb Kilian experienced all of that Saturday afternoon – and then he got to make his major-league debut against the St. Louis Cardinals before 31,673 fans.<\/p>\n
[\u00a0<\/span>[Don\u2019t miss] Chicago Cubs enter June with a feeling of optimism. Here are 5 reasons why. ]<\/span><\/p>\n It was, he said afterward, “the greatest day of my life.”<\/p>\n Surely there will be many more great days for the 25-year-old rookie, who was optioned back to Triple-A Iowa on Sunday. The Chicago Cubs’ top pitching prospect has experienced success at every level of his career, from high school to Texas Tech to the minor leagues.<\/p>\n But this was a day that would linger because you only get one shot at your first game.<\/p>\n Pitching at Iowa, Kilian got the call from the Cubs on Thursday, which he called the “best birthday present ever.” If it already sounds like he talks in superlatives, put yourself in his shoes di lui.<\/p>\n