Former Tennessee pitcher Blade Tidwell made his Major League Baseball debut on Sunday for the Mets.

St. Louis (15-19) defeated New York (22-12), 6-5, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. The contest was the first of a doubleheader on Sunday between the Mets and Cardinals.

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Tidwell started for New York and pitched 3.2 innings. He recorded two strikeouts and allowed nine hits, six runs (six earned) and three walks. The former Vol totaled 82 pitches, including 48 strikes, against 23 batters. 14 of Tidwell's strikes were on a first pitch. He also totaled 15 called strikes, seven swinging strikes, nine strikes from foul balls and 16 in-play strikes against the Cardinals.

Tidwell (13-5) appeared in 31 games, including 27 starts, from 2021-22 at Tennessee. He recorded 141 strikeouts and a 3.53 ERA. Tidwell led all Tennessee pitchers with 18 starts as a true freshman in 2021.

The former Vol played in the 2021 College World Series and helped guide Tennessee to SEC regular season and tournament championships in 2022.

Tidwell is the ninth former Vol during the Tony Vitello era to play in MLB, joining Garrett Crochet, Chase Silseth, Ben Joyce, Andre Lipcius, Trey Lipscomb, Jordan Beck, Seth Halvorsen and Chase Dollander.

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