Top prospect Chase Burns makes debut as Reds face Yankees

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The Cincinnati Reds hope to get a glimpse of a future ace when they send their top pitching prospect to the mound against one of the best lineups in baseball. Chase Burns, the No. 2 overall pick of the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft last July, is being promoted to face the New York Yankees in the second game of the three-game series Tuesday night in Cincinnati. “It’s an historical team going against a great lineup,” Burns said. Burns needed just 13 minor league starts this season — his only in professional baseball — to ascend to the majors.

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