Former USC pitcher Ian Kennedy is scheduled to make his major league debut on Saturday for the New York Yankees, with a start against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in place of the struggling Mike Mussina, the Yankees announced today. A first-round draft pick in 2006, Kennedy began this year in single-A ball, but quickly advanced through AA and AAA, compiling a combined 12-3 record in the minors with a 1.91 ERA. He has been nearly unhittable during his brief stay in AAA ball for the Yankees’ affiliate in Scranton-Wilkes Barre over the past few months, posting a 2.08 ERA with opponents batting just .205 against him.

Kennedy, 22, will be the 95th former Trojan to play in the major leagues.

Ian Kennedy Slated To Make MLB Debut This Saturday (Official USC site)
Mussina out of rotation; Kennedy up (Official Yankees site)