Chicago Cubs at Miami Marlins

· Major League Baseball

Chicago Cubs

65-66, 29-37 Away

Final
2 - 7

Miami Marlins

47-83, 25-44 Home

Surprise! Moisés Ballesteros' parents travel from Venezuela and see son make his MLB debut

Instead, the 21-year-old catcher was called up by the Cubs after Ian Happ was put on the 10-day injured list, and the Ballesteros’ family was able to attend Moisés' MLB debut on Tuesday night.

While Ballesteros had a lackluster 0-for-4 outing in his first big league game, Chicago did manage to pull out a 5-4, walk-off victory over the Miami Marlins.

After the game, Ballesteros said he was anxious and that his nerves got the better of him, but that he was trying to “give it his best” every time he was at the plate with his family making their first trip to the U.S.

“My parents had never watched me play in person as a professional,” Ballesteros said. “To have them be here at my first professional game, I was trying to just make them proud and go out there and give it my best. We’re going to move on to tomorrow, but it was really special.”

Ballesteros earned the start as a designated hitter. In his final at-bat, with runners on first and second in the ninth inning, Ballesteros grounded into a fielder’s choice and beat out the throw to reach base safely. The play also advanced Carson Kelly to third base, a crucial part of the Cubs’ three-run ninth comeback.

Per MLB Pipeline, Ballesteros was the Cubs’ No. 4 prospect and the No. 8 catching prospect in the minors.

Ballesteros’ first major league game was an exciting one, he said, and he reiterated how great it felt that his team was able to come together for the win.

While he is still looking for his first big league hit, he did get his first MLB game out of the way. Now, Ballesteros will focus his opportunities moving forward.

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Amaya fouled out to second.
	9th Inning	Happ hit a ground rule double, Tauchman scored.
	9th Inning	Tauchman to second on fielder's indifference.
	9th Inning	Tauchman walked.
	9th Inning	Paredes grounded out to third.
	9th Inning	Crow-Armstrong flied out to left.

Statistics

CHC		MIA
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
6	Ground Balls	14
10	Strikeouts	3
2	Runs Batted In	7
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
6	Hits	11
2	Stolen Bases	0
5	Walks	1
0	Catcher Interference	0
2	Runs	7
0	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	1
33	At Bats	33
0	Home Runs	2
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
16	Runners Left On Base	10
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	0
3	Doubles	5
17	Fly Balls	16
0	Caught Stealing	1
148	Pitches	107
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	0
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	1
9	Total Bases	22
38	Plate Appearances	35
0.0	Projected Home Runs	324.0
3	Extra Base Hits	7
3.2	Runs Created	7.0
.182	Batting Average	.333
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.273	Slugging Percentage	.667
.303	Secondary Average	.333
.289	On Base Percentage	.343
.562	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	1.010
0.4	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.9
3.2	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	7.9
22.0	Batter Rating	55.0
0.0	At Bats Per Home Run	16.5
1.00	Stolen Base Percentage	0.00
3.89	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.06
.091	Isolated Power	.333
0.50	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.33
.132	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.029
.121	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.000
4.0	Runs Produced	14.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.4	Patience Ratio	0.7
0.3	Balls In Play Average	0.3
70.5	MLB Rating	100.0
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0