ANAHEIM, Calif. — George Klassen landed at Long Beach Airport at 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 4. He picked up his bags and began driving to his hotel, uncertainty still weighing on his mind after the two-hour flight from Salt Lake City, Utah.
Klassen, the No. 3 prospect in the Los Angeles Angels organization according to Baseball America, brought the 24-year-old right-handed pitcher up from Triple-A to be on standby after Ryan Johnson — the Angels’ scheduled starter for Sunday — had fallen ill.
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At 11 p.m. Pacific Time, Klassen got the call: the Angels needed him to start on Sunday. Klassen,
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