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HR for 1st MLB hit in 2022

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No. 1 for No. 1

Mets catcher Francisco Álvarez is the No. 1 prospect in baseball for a reason -- he crushed his first hit 439 feet into the seats

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Hometown homer

Matt Wallner, who grew up in Forest Lake, Minn., goes yard against the Guardians' Shane Bieber for his first big league hit

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Talk about a first impression

Josh Jung, the Rangers' No. 1 prospect, homered in his first at-bat in the Majors, the same as this next guy ...

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Power Steering

Not only did Spencer Steer homer for his 1st hit, he did it in his 1st official big league at-bat

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‘The helmet is long gone!’

No. 2 overall prospect Gunnar Henderson hit his first MLB homer so hard he lost his helmet

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Here's the story, of a man named Baty

Mets prospect Brett Baty wasted no time getting his first hit and homer, going deep on the 2nd pitch he faced

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Get some, Grissom!

Making his big league debut in Boston, Braves No. 1 prospect Vaughn Grissom launched one over the Green Monster

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Outman? Outta here, man

Dodgers rookie James Outman saw two Major League pitches before launching his first career homer in his first big league AB

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Te-Nate-cious at-bat

Nate Eaton won a 10-pitch battle to go deep in the fourth at-bat of his MLB debut

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Touch 'em all, Vinnie

After some initial confusion over whether Vinnie Pasquantino's first hit cleared the fence, he got to round the bases

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All he does is hit homers

Not only was Darick Hall's first MLB a hit a homer, but so was his second hit later that night and his third the next day

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J.J. secures keepsake

J.J. Matijevic got the ball back from his first homer after negotiations played out live on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball

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Grand debut for Jerar

Jerar Encarnacion hit a grand slam for his first MLB hit and also threw out a runner and stole a base

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If the name fits ...

Steele Walker launched the first of possibly many Walker, Texas Ranger puns with a homer in his second game

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Coming through in the clutch

Nick Plummer's first big league hit was a game-tying homer in the ninth inning

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Not stopping there

Brian Serven homered for his first Major League hit and added a second homer later in the game

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Grab a bat, rook

Pinch-hitting for his first Major League at-bat, Christopher Morel ripped a solo home run

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Some catching up to do

Joe Dunand's uncle, Alex Rodriguez, hit 696 homers, but Dunand already had one after one MLB at-bat

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Pinto parks one

René Pinto's two-run HR came as part of a 2-for-3 MLB debut

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First hit plates three

In his fourth big league game, Cooper Hummel's first career hit was a three-run HR