Astros' Alimber Santa becomes first pitcher since 1900 to participate in a no-hitter during his MLB debut

Making your Major League debut is nerve-racking enough, but doing so while trying to preserve a no-hitter is a different kind of pressure.

Houston Astros pitcher Alimber Santa was called in to make his Major League debut during the team’s 9-0 win over the Texas Rangers on Monday night at Globe Life Field. Tatsuya Imai threw six no-hit innings, and reliever Steven Okert threw one inning before manager Joe Espada turned to Santa to finish the job.

Santa, 23, fired two perfect innings...