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Phillies Prospect Painter Dazzles With Heat In Spring Debut
"You know, (Correa) is pretty good at what he does," Painter joked with reporters afterward. "So just trying to get by him."
March 2, 2023
The stage hardly looked too big for pitcher Andrew Painter.
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The hard-throwing Philadelphia Phillies prospect's fastball touched 99 mph in his spring training debut against Minnesota on Wednesday. The 19-year-old allowed one run and three hits with a strikeout in two innings, a solid first step as he attempts to crack Philadelphia's starting rotation before his 20th birthday on April 10.
The 6-foot-7 Painter showcased a little bit of why the Phillies are so high on him. The 13th overall pick in the 2021 amateur draft nearly reached 100 mph on the radar gun while facing Carlos Correa in the first inning, though Correa did reach on an infield single.
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"You know, (Correa) is pretty good at what he does," Painter joked with reporters afterward. "So just trying to get by him."
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