Angels George Klassen's inspiring journey back from head injury to MLB debut
About a year ago, the Angels No. 3 prospect George Klassen was in the hospital. Now, he's getting ready to make his second big league start Saturday.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — George Klassen landed at Long Beach Airport at 9:45 p. m.
on Saturday, April 4. He picked up his bags and began driving to his hotel, uncertainty still weighing on his mind after the two-hour flight from Salt Lake City, Utah. Klassen, the No.
3 prospect in the Los Angeles Angels organization according to Baseball America, brought the 24-year-old right-handed pitcher up from Triple-A to be on standby after Ryan Johnson — the Angels’ scheduled starter for Sunday — had fallen ill. At 11 p. m.
Pacific Time, Klassen got the call: the Angels needed him to start on Sunday. Klassen, on short notice, would be making his Major League debut. “I didn’t really know how to react,” Klassen told USA TODAY Sports.
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