Former LSU right-hander Paul Gervase made his Major League Baseball debut on Saturday with the Tampa Bay Rays, helping them defeat the Detroit Tigers 8-3 at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida.

Gervase, a product of Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, is the 90th LSU player to make the majors. LSU has had at least one former player make his MLB debut in 31 of the past 35 seasons.

Gervase pitched two scoreless relief innings on Saturday against Detroit, allowing no hits with two walks and one strikeout. Before Saturday, he had spent the 2025 season with the Triple-A Durham Bulls, where he owned a 3.78 ERA and 0.94 WHIP through 331⁄3 innings.