Braves' Hurston Waldrep is on a historic rookie run only seen in MLB by Fernando-Mania in 1981 originally appeared on The Sporting News Those who were around for Fernando-Mania probably never expected to see anything like that ever again. Fernando Valenzuela took Major League Baseball by storm when he arrived as a rookie for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Hurston Waldrep dominated the White Sox over 7.0 innings to help deliver a 1-0 win and another series victory for the surging Braves. Orioles’ closer Felix Bautista is set to miss the next 12 months with a torn rotator cuff and labrum and the associated surgeries.

The Atlanta Braves' rookie right-hander has had a start to the season only seen by one other pitcher in MLB's modern era