PHILADELPHIA — Like many of us, Mason Black remembers the first ballgame he attended.
He wasn’t yet 10 years old when his family made the 2-hour trek from their northeastern Pennsylvania home to Citizens Bank Park. They sat in right field, part of Pat Burrell’s cheering section.
On Monday, more than a decade later, Black will be a little further away from those outfield seats.
The 24-year-old right-hander from Scranton will toe the rubber sometime after 4:05 p.m. local time...