It was a normal Friday in San Diego on April 9th… until it wasn’t and Joe Musgrove threw a game for the record books when he pitched the first no-hitter in Padres history. This was only his second start since being traded from the Pirates in the offseason, and he’s truly a hometown hero, having grown up in El Cajon and raised a Padres fan.
The San Diego native was originally drafted by the Blue Jays in 2011 before a successful 5 year stint with the Astros, and a couple of seasons with the Pirates. For him to have returned home and achieved such a momental victory for the franchise is nothing short of a storybook tale.
The right-hander threw a total of 112 pitches, faced 28 batters, made 10 strikeouts, and only allowed one base runner in the 3 - 0 victory against the Texas Rangers. Musgrove (who has now unsurprisingly been named the MLBs national league player of the week) was not only responsible for the first no-hitter for the Padres but the first no-hitter of the 2021 season, and the first of his career.
Behind the plate was Victor Caratini who also made history, becoming the first catcher to contribute to consecutive no-hitters for different teams after his last no-no came back in September catching for Alec Mills of the Cubs.
This was a victory that the Padres will remember forever, and a game that reiterated just how special America’s greatest pastime really is.
In the world of Baseball, it doesn’t get much better than that.
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