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Jason Heyward Homers in 1st at bat!

artistlostartistlost Posts: 2,242 ✭✭✭
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I know it's early but this kid has been handling himself with style and grace this pre-season and now to start off his major league career with a 3 run homerun is something truly amazing!

Hope he has a long and great career!

mathew
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  • digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭
    He joins a pretty interesting list....
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  • GootGoot Posts: 3,496
    His parents reaction was great! What a moment.

    I really hope they can send Bobby Cox and potentially Chipper Jones off on a good year.

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  • DaBeefDaBeef Posts: 2,478
    Pretty sweet for Braves fans. This guy is gonna be KILLIN for the Braves for years to come.
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  • mcadamsmcadams Posts: 2,618 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I know it's early but this kid has been handling himself with style and grace this pre-season and now to start off his major league career with a 3 run homerun is something truly amazing!

    Hope he has a long and great career!

    mathew >>



    Great point, Matthew. From everything I've read and heard from those close to him in Henry County, the kid is a class act. No arrogance and has handled the pressure with poise.
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  • RipublicaninMassRipublicaninMass Posts: 10,051 ✭✭✭


    << <i>He joins a pretty interesting list.... >>



    yes, not too many players ended up with 500 hrs from it
  • HallcoHallco Posts: 3,646 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Adam Wainwright St. Louis Cardinals 05-24-2006...(first pitch!!!) image
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭
    And out of the 105 people who did it ... FIFTEEN of them NEVER hit another HR the rest of their career. AMAZING!
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  • DaBeefDaBeef Posts: 2,478
    Twins Rookie Luke Hughes just did the same ! Although I don't think he will "quite" reach Heywards career numbers... image
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  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,696 ✭✭✭✭✭
    NL Rookie of the Year runner-up is nothing to sneeze at, I suppose...image


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  • frankhardyfrankhardy Posts: 8,097 ✭✭✭✭✭
    From Wikipedia -

    Keith McDonald (born February 8, 1973 in Yokosuka, Japan) is a former Major League Baseball catcher and right-handed batter. He made his debut with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2000.

    On July 4, 2000 McDonald became only the third player in St. Louis history to hit a home run in his first major league at-bat. On July 6, he homered in his second at-bat, becoming only the second player in MLB history to hit HRs in each of his first two big league at bats. Bob Nieman, in 1951, is the other. McDonald hit a third home run that year, and is the only player in MLB history to have more than one home run in a career, but no other hits.

    In his first season McDonald batted .429 (3-7), with three homers, five RBI and three runs in six games. He returned the following season as a September call-up, but went hitless in his only two at-bats.

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    As far as Wainwright goes, I am a Cardinals fan, and I didn't realize he hit a HR on the first pitch.

    Shane

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