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California HS baseball team has produced 4 MLB pitchers; all have thrown no-hitters

On Wednesday, Phillies pitcher Michael Lorenzen became the newest member of the club.

The Fullerton Union (Calif.) High School baseball team is in the news this week because of a remarkably rare claim to history. The school has produced four major league pitchers, who are the only MLB players to come out of Fullerton.

The twist is that every single one of them has thrown a no-hitter in MLB.

On Wednesday, Phillies pitcher Michael Lorenzen – in just his second start since getting traded from the Tigers – became the newest member of the club, blanking the Nationals 7-0.

Lorenzen is now 7-7 on the season with a 3.23 ERA in 122.2 innings. He joins a long tradition as the first former pitcher from his high school to make the big leagues pulled off a no-hitter over 100 years ago.

Here’s the full list of no-hitters from Fullerton Union:

July 1, 1920: Walter Johnson for Washington Senators vs. Boston Red Sox

April 27, 1973: Steve Busby for Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers

June 19, 1974: Steve Busby for Kansas City Royals vs. Milwaukee Brewers

Sept. 29, 1983: Mike Warren for Oakland A’s vs. Chicago White Sox

Aug. 9, 2023: Michael Lorenzen for Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals

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Michael Lorenzen’s family was overcome with emotion after he threw a no-hitter in his Phillies home debut

This reaction to Michael Lorenzen’s no-hitter was so awesome.

Pitcher Michael Lorenzen literally just joined the Philadelphia Phillies about a week ago, and he’s already made history for the franchise.

In a 7-0 Phillies win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night, Lorenzen threw a no-hitter in 124 pitches in his home debut for the team.

It’s only the 14th no-hitter in Phillies history, even more impressive when you consider that the team just added Lorenzen from the Detroit Tigers last week at the MLB trade deadline.

His new Phillies teammates immediately crowded him on the diamond to celebrate the achievement, and the camera even caught Lorenzen’s family cheering him on in the stands with plenty of emotion to spare.

You can’t help but feel the excitement as everyone celebrated this awesome moment for Lorenzen’s career.

This is just everything you want to see for a guy who gets traded midseason, and you can bet that Lorenzen will always hold his time with the Phillies close to his heart after pitching such a phenomenal performance on the mound for Philly on Wednesday.

If the team is able to win a World Series this fall with Lorenzen playing a part, it’ll make the trade even sweeter.