'Wow, I really did do that': From a parking lot to Fenway Park, Tyler Uberstine lives out his big-league dreams with the Boston Red Sox

WORCESTER — From the parking lot to Fenway Park. Tyler Uberstine ’s journey to the big leagues is something scripted out of a movie. On Sunday, Uberstine made his major league debut with the Boston Red Sox .

The 26-year-old right-handed pitcher allowed three hits, one walk and one earned run while striking out two across 2⅔ innings of work in the Red Sox’ home loss to the San Diego Padres. Seven years after he failed to walk onto the University of Southern California baseball team, Uberstine lived out his big-league dreams in Boston this past weekend. “Surreal,” Uberstine told the T&G Tuesday after he was optioned back down to Triple-A Worcester.

“Even now I don’t think it’s hit fully the fact that I did that. It’s fun to see my roommates from college, the ones I was playing catch with (in the parking lot at USC), they’re calling me and all that, I think that makes it come full circle for me mentally. Like ‘Wow, I really did do that.

’ It’s exciting. “From the moment they were playing catch with me and (everything afterward), it’s just been a great journey. ” The road less taken As a normal student at the University of Southern California during the 2017-18 school year, Uberstine decided to try out for the club baseball team as a freshman.