Yankees starting pitcher Domingo German became the 24th pitcher in MLB history to record a perfect game on Wednesday after he shut down the Athletics during an 11–0 win.
German became the first-ever Dominican-born player to achieve the feat. The last MLB player to throw a perfect game was Mariners ace Félix Hernández back in 2012, so it’d been over a decade since fans were treated to a truly flawless outing.
German sat down all 27 batters he faced, striking out nine batters without allowing a baserunner. He threw fewer than 100 pitches for the perfect game, too, having needed just 99 pitches to retire the Oakland lineup.
