Haeger appears to be the real thing
Originally Published: May 9, 2006
By Rob Neyer | ESPN Insider
With the news that Charlie Haeger is probably going to start for the White Sox on Wednesday night in place of the injured Jose Contreras, I went scurrying to the record books. And what I discovered is that Haeger is apparently something of a prodigy. Here are the last four pitchers to debut in the majors as knuckleballers:
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