Right-handed pitcher Trevor McDonald has only 25 innings of MLB experience, but the 25-year-old has made the most of that small sample size.McDonald’s only MLB appearance of the 2026 season — a seven-inning outing against the San Diego Padres last Monday — helped him make MLB history.Of McDonald’s five career appearances, three have been starts, and in those three starts, he has 21 strikeouts, allowed one walk and two earned runs in 20 innings.Per OptaStats, McDonald joins Los Angeles Dodgers great Fernando Valenzuela as the only pitchers since 1913 to record 20-plus more strikeouts than walks, along with two or fewer earned runs in their first three MLB starts. Pitchers with 20+ More Strikeouts Than Walks & 2 or Fewer Earned Runs Allowed Through First 3 MLB Starts – Since 1913 (when ER first tracked in AL and NL) Trevor McDonaldFernando Valenzuela pic.twitter.com/kPFMAdwfXV — OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) May 11, 2026 It’s a fitting stat considering McDonald will toe the rubber on Monday night at Dodger Stadium when the Giants open a four-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers.In McDonald’s one outing...