VIDEO: Cubs' Danny Hultzen Strikes Out the Side to Complete Amazing Return From Injury
By Adam Weinrib
The deck was stacked against Danny Hultzen ever making a big league appearance, so he might as well enjoy his first one in style, right? The former Mariner was selected No. 2 overall back in 2011, and immediately, his shoulder began to bark. Not wanting to be the damaged draft pick, Hultzen declined to inform his superiors at first, and it led to years of woe, multiple surgeries, and a near-zero likelihood of a major league career. Well, look at him now! Called into Cubs-Brewers in the heat of the Wild Card race, Hultzen whiffed three in his first ever appearance.
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