Sam Aldegheri will make history when he takes the mound for the Los Angeles Angels against the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.
The left-hander will become the first Italian-born pitcher in Major League history.
Aldegheri, 22, was signed out of Verona, Italy, by the Philadelphia Phillies for $210,000 in July 2019.
The Phillies traded Aldegheri and right-hander George Klassen to Los Angeles for reliever Carlos Estevez last month.
While other pitchers born in Italy have thrown in the Major Leagues, all of them moved to the United States at young ages.
Via Jeff Passan/ESPN