Braxton Roxby makes MLB debut for San Francisco Giants
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 29, 2026, 5:56 AM
Last updated Aug 29, 2026
Braxton Roxby, a Windber graduate and Pitt-Johnstown alum, made his MLB debut with the San Francisco Giants on August 28 at Oracle Park. He pitched a scoreless ninth inning during a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, achieving his first professional strikeout. Roxby, called up from the minors earlier in the week, is the first graduate from Windber High School and Pitt-Johnstown to play in Major League Baseball.
- •Roxby debuted in the MLB on August 28.
- •He pitched a scoreless ninth inning against the Diamondbacks.
- •Roxby struck out Tim Tawa in his first at-bat.
- •He is the first player from Windber High School in the MLB.
- •Roxby joined the Giants' active roster earlier this week.
- 5:56 AMYahoo Sports — Windber graduate Braxton Roxby makes MLB debut with San Francisco
"Windber graduate and Pitt-Johnstown product Braxton Roxby took the hill for the first time as a San Francisco Giants pitcher.
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