It's been a long time coming for former Seattle Mariners' reliever Dan Altavilla, but he made an incredible return to the mound on Monday for the Kansas City Royals.
' reliever Dan Altavilla made a triumphant return to the mound on Monday night as a member of the Kansas City Royals.
Though the Royals lost to the New York Yankees, Altavilla got back on the mound for his major league innings in three years, which is an incredible accomplishment and show of perserverance.What a story. #RoyalsThe 31-year-old Pennsylvania native was once a prominent member of the M's bullpen, throwing in 108 games over five seasons in Seattle. He threw in 41 back in 2017 and was eventually traded to the Padres during the COVID 2020 season.
Lifetime, Altavilla is 8-7 with a 4.00 ERA. He had a 4.08 ERA in those five seasons with Seattle, striking out 117 batters in 106.0 Seattle innings. He helped the Padres get to the playoffs in 2020 season. If Altavilla can stick with the Royals now, he has a great chance to resurrect his career. Still young, he could have a very prominent second act.They'll take on the Yankees again on Tuesday night at Kaufmann Stadium.1) Cal Raleigh joins rare M's history with walk-off grand slam on MondayBrady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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