Garland to Make Debut

Former Kennedy High right-hander Jon Garland will make his major league debut today for the Chicago White Sox against the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City.

Garland, 20, was promoted from triple-A Charlotte, where he was 9-2 with a 2.26 earned-run average.

He was taken as the 10th pick overall by the Chicago Cubs in the 1997 draft, then traded to the White Sox in 1998.

“It’s exciting,� Coach Manny Alvarado of Kennedy said. “You get chills when you see him out there wearing a major league uniform.�