Paynter made his first major league spring training debut today.

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The 19-year-old Philly Andrew Painter (Andrew Painter) ushered in the first start of spring training today. He lost 1 point in 2 innings against the main lineup of the Twins. The fastest ball came By mile 99, Paynter still received a lot of praise after the game, although his performance against the major league lineup for the first time in his career could not be called perfect.

Painet faced Joey Gallo in the first game, allowing him to hit a fly ball to left field, and then was hit by Carlos Correa, who hit out of the direction of the field, and then faced Max Kepler with 90.7 Mile's carter gave him a swing and a strikeout that eventually sent Ryan Jeffers to a fly.

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19-year-old Andrew Painter picks up his first K on a cutter in his Spring Training debut for the @Phillies.

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In the second inning, Paiinter was knocked down by Christian Vazquez and Nick Gordon to occupy first and third bases, and then Kyle Farmer made a high-flying sacrifice to score the first run, but the high-flying sacrificed The hit allowed the Phillies not only to catch Farmer with outs, but also to allow Gordon, who was running to second base, to clear the bases.

Finally, Paynter let Taylor (Michael A. Taylor) hit a ground ball to end today's pitching work.

First baseman Darick Hall, who opened the game, said after the game that he approached Correa: "You know what I was doing when I was 19? Running in the mornings in high school and trying to make a college team." . And that guy (Paint) was going to knock the big leagues off."

Paynter lost a total of 19 fastballs in his first start at an average speed of 96.8 mph. Carter, who was newly trained in spring training, lost 6, 3 sliders and 1 curveball. He faced 8 hitters, but none. Throws his changeup.

"It feels good," Paynter said. "I'm happy with the carters I threw. It's a fastball-oriented day. I'm going to be hoping to throw more balls into the strike zone. That'll be my next start." But I really wanted to focus on getting the (ball) lead as soon as possible, and I was behind the batter a lot of the time."

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After the game, Correa, who knocked on Painter, praised: "I believe this kid will become a star.", "I know who he is, and he is also from Boras (Scott Boras). Boras told me to be right. He's better, so I just hit a single." After joking, Correa changed the subject: "No, he's got a lot of talent. He's got exciting stuff. He's going to be in the big leagues very soon. He More mature than any player his age. Offensive in the strike zone, not afraid of anyone...very special."

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