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Watch: New Padres Pitcher Accomplishes Impressive Feat in Cactus League Debut

This was quite the debut.

Maren Angus-Coombs

Watch: New Padres Pitcher Accomplishes Impressive Feat in Cactus League Debut
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Following a disappointing start by Joe Musgrove, the San Diego Padres' second inning was one of the lone bright spots in the Cactus League opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday.

New relief pitcher Yuki Matsui recorded an immaculate inning and introduced Major League Baseball to his insane splitter.

Matsui struck out Gavin Lux, Chris Owings, and Andy Pages of the Dodgers on three pitches each and made some of the swings look silly.

Yuki Matsui Praised by Dodgers Starter

Lux was interviewed by reporters when his day was over and said Matsui, "looked pretty damn good."

Judging by his debut, Matsui is an early candidate to be named the closer for the Padres which is a position he is familiar with after having six seasons with 30-plus saves in Japan.

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Maren Angus-Coombs
MAREN ANGUS-COOMBS

Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and has been a sports writer since 2008. Despite being raised in the South, her sports obsession has always been in Los Angeles. She is currently a staff writer for the LA Sports Report Network.

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