For a young pitcher, Eury Pérez has already experienced a lot. A prized prospect with Miami before he got injured, the 6-foot-8 Pérez returned from Tommy John surgery Monday night and made his first major league start since Sept.

Adam Frazier and Andrew McCutchen each had three hits and an RBI, and Bryan Reynolds had two hits including a bases-clearing triple to help the host Pittsburgh Pirates top the Miami Marlins 10-3 on Monday night.

Perez hasn't pitched in an MLB game since Sept. 2023. A UCL injury during 2024 spring training kept him out until this point. But this is a guy who debuted at 20 years old, put up a 3.15 ERA and struck out nearly a third of the batters he faced.