Trivia: Who was the first player to debut during a modern-era World Series?
Alcides Escobar
Noah Syndergaard
Adalberto Mondesi
Travis d’Arnaud
Correct Answer: Adalberto Mondesi
So why is this answer correct? : During the 2015 World Series, Adalberto “Raul” Mondesi made his major league debut playing for the Kansas City Royals. Mondesi jumped to the majors straight from the Class AA league, and made history with his fifth-inning strikeout against the New York Mets’ Noah Syndergaard. In 1885, a player known as “Bug” Holliday debuted in a postseason game between the Chicago White Stockings and St. Louis Browns, though Mondesi’s record still stands for games in the modern era.