perfect game chicago_white_sox pitched perfect game retiring batters faced april defeated 21st perfect game major_league_baseball mlb history member career complete game come close achieving hitters occasions levels organized baseball game played seattle broadcast teams metropolitan areas pitching prospect texas high school attended successful career high draft pick new_york_mets debuted mlb headlining group prospects traded ineffective seasons twins pitched season acquired chicago_white_sox successful season mlb starting rotation perfect game 30th career start second season totaled pitches background named class player year enrolled season hitter college pitching rice baseball team april held hitter going eighth inning baseball team contest surrendered pinch hit single eighth allow runs ninth inning home run new_york_mets drafted overall draft choice year amateur draft pitching minor leagues pitched games seasons came close hitter minor league baseball august pitched hit innings ended decision traded time young award winning pitcher offseason pitched twins signed minor league contract season pitching kansas_city claimed waived week later point taken chicago_white_sox nearly achieved hitter chicago white twice april sixth start career took hitter seventh inning new_york_yankees yankee stadium singled middle leaving finish seven scoreless innings later year took hitter sixth inning june ended earning loss surrendered seventh inning home run contest broke hitter leading sixth earned hit pitch break perfect game fourth pitched career high innings expected pitch build success departure chicago white rotation said number starters number starter entering season perfect game second start scheduled season debut april game available middle relief season debut april allowed run innings throwing pitches game second start season took place road seattle washington april played crowd people catcher mound opponent texas high school player year home plate second base respectively game broadcast fox broadcaster duration hours seventeen minutes game describing previous games remarked got little better today threw quality start seattle retired batters faced fastball reached miles hour closest batter got hit fourth inning line drive head right fielder resulted warning track catch began talking dominance fifth inning sought break perfect game recorded final check swing ball got away catcher home plate umpire ruled ryan failed check swing ryan took steps base saw successfully gathered ball thrown argued fox sports broadcast showed angle definitively proved ryan successfully checked swing fans media members felt incorrect ryan refused discuss play game offered praise finished game strikeouts batters retired threw pitches making perfect game thrown pitches perfect game july started major_league games prior throwing perfect game making pitcher second fewest starts prior throwing perfect game fellow player available video game available television chicago seattle markets game new_york_yankees boston_red_sox park network broadcast games rivals generate great deal interest receive extensive media coverage including broadcast national television fox cut away yankees game seventh inning final outs perfect game boston new_york markets aftermath 21st perfect game mlb history perfect game perfect game history tying yankees perfect games threw perfect game april mlb history april july 18th hitter history tying second hitters second start season career complete game went era innings striking starts week including perfect game resulting selection week week ending april received phone president barack_obama noted fan received news perfect game plaque appearance late david_letterman april read list seventh member throw hitter team new_york_mets time perfect game hitter thrown player year history franchise accomplished feat went time franchise history time reached base went pitch hitters took place winning games perfect game franchise history making team losing winning end perfect game season marking time perfect games thrown park season statistics chicago white april line score box score
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