McLean's Wild World Baseball Classic Debut

From New York Met's coverage, this is your March 11th update.

Nolan McLean, the New York Met's rookie right-hander, had a tough debut pitching for

Team USA in the World Baseball Classic against Italy on Tuesday, night in Houston.

After striking out the side on just 11 pitches in a perfect first inning,

he ran into trouble in the second, giving up two home runs with two outs.

They put the U.S. down three, nothing after three innings.

Italy's Kyle Teal, a catcher for the White Sox from Maui, led off the scoring with a solo

homer to left field. McLean then hit the next batter before Sam Antonucci

crushed a two-run shot to right center, unraveling what had been a strong start with five quick

outs. Fans and analysts noted McLean's impressive majorly debut last season,

where he went five-and-one with a 2.06 earned run average. Over eight starts.

This was his first real action since Vertigo-like symptoms sidelineed him briefly

after a scoreless four-inning outing for the Met's earlier in spring.

Training McLean settled down in the third, escaping a jam with runners on the corners by

getting a ground out. He wrapped up three innings with three earned runs on two hits, two walks,

and four strikeouts using 55 pitches. Team USA still eyes McLean as a potential starter for

the championship game if they advance from pool b-play, marking an unusual but promising path.

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