24 April 2002
John Foster makes the Majors!

FosterUK National Baseball champions Brighton Buccaneers are celebrating one of their number's rising to stardom in the USA.

Ex-Buccaneer pitcher John Foster made his debut last night for the Atlanta Braves and got his first win in his first appearance in the Major Leagues against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Foster played for Brighton in the 1997 season before going on to become the winning pitcher in the college world series and being drafted by the Atlanta Braves Organisation. He was voted their pitcher of the Year in his first professional season in the minor leagues before his being selected for the Major League 40-man roster this season.

Foster was cut from the 40-man roster the day before the season started and recalled yesterday to pitch against world champions Arizona Diamondbacks. He pitched a scoreless inning to take the win.

Brighton Buccaneers head coach Craig Savage said "I am hugely proud of John's achievements, it is a great honour for our club and the city of Brighton and Hove - when John played for us he had a fantastic attitude to the game and everyone could see that he had the determination to succeed at the highest level".