Cincinnati Reds pitcher Chase Burns (26) throws a pitch in the third inning of the MLB interleague game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Yankees at Great American Ball Park in downtown Cincinnati on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Chase Burns Carves Out MLB History in Electric Debut

Originally posted on Cincinnati Reds on SI
By Greg Kuffner | Last updated Jun 25, 2025 5:33 PM ET

Cincinnati Reds starting pitchers Chase Burns made his Major League debut on Tuesday and accomplished something just two players in the history of MLB have done.

According to OptaSTATS, only 2 pitchers have done the following over the first 2 innings of any start in MLB history.

Strike out six batters
Allow no runs
Strike out three former MVPs

Carl Hubbell was the only other player to do this. He accomplished it in the 1934 All Star Game.

Burns ended up giving up three runs on Wednesday night, but his first two innings were about as dominant as a pitcher could be.

You can see the full post below.

In MLB history, only 2 pitchers have done the following over the first 2 innings of any start (reg, post or All-Star):

struck out 6
allowed no runs
struck out 3 former MVPs

One was Carl Hubbell in his famous 1934 ASG performance.

The other was Chase Burns - in his MLB debut. pic.twitter.com/rKkUW4Q2jn
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) June 25, 2025