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THURSDAY, APRIL 02, 2009 prec |  blog  | succ

Maestri makes Major League debut in spring training

Cubs prospect Alessandro Maestri, who this season is likely to become the first Italian born player to play in double-A got a chance to play with the Cubs Major League team in the final week of spring training, pitching a scoreless inning Wednesday against the Oakland A's.

Maestri came in to pitch the fifth inning in a game that Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano started.

Ale struck out Orlando Cabrera looking, allowed a ground ball single to Jason Giambi, and then struck out Matt Holliday and Eric Chavez for what will clearly be a memory that will last the young Italian righthander his whole life, and earning a handshake and compliments from Cubs manager Lou Piniella.

We hope to see Maestri back with the big club for good some time in the next year or two!
Aggiunto alle 04:04 PM da Michael
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