MLB Players Getting Their First Career Hit as a Yankee

A full count to Johnson and here's the pitch swung on and grounded on the right side off the glove of Palmeiro Young goes after it and it eludes him and bounds into right field. Spencer comes in to score Johnson is on it first. He has an RBI single in his first big league at bat. They will save the baseball as Mark Hirschbeck the umpire at first calls for the ball Davis lobbed it to him and Hirschbeck throws it across the diamond to the Yankee dugout where Jorge Posada picks it up on the top step. Juan Rivera in his first at bat he hit it hard to right center ran down by Melvin Mora Rivera called up today when Gerald Williams was released Rivera hitting well over three hundred at Triple-A Columbus. He's a right hand hitter and the pitch is swung on and juice to deep right center more back away back. That ball is off the right centerfield wall. Johnson goes to third and they'll hold him there. And he just missed his first major league homer. That's his first major league hit a roaring ripping double of the right center field wall between the three eighty five and the four oh eight foot side. You know one thing is very possible that Rivera at Columbus face Driscoll at Rochester more than likely. And the ball has been retrieved given to leave the silly in turn he has given it to the bat boy and that ball will be presented to Juan Rivera in his locker in the clubhouse after the game. Now Marcus Tims has spelled T.H. A.M.E.S. But perhaps Tim's like tiny Tim's if there were two of them is his first major league at bat. And Charlie I don't know if he can month but I would think he's going to be called out of one of the Yankees have a chance to get a run off Randy when you have a chance and maybe you better take advantage of it. Tim's had a terrific spring training with the Yanks. He has not hit well at all down at Columbus in the two 20s but with the injury to Juan Rivera his buddy gets a chance to play for the Yanks and here he is against Randy Johnson at Columbus this year six home runs 20 runs batted in as John mentioned had an outstanding spring right handed batter swinging away and there's a high left center field way back. Go on go Major League Pitch Tim's it's a home run off Randy Johnson and the Yankees lead it to nothing. How about your your your dummy broadcast partner calling for a bunt. Well I should be taken outside and whacked and beaten with a very inch of my life. If you ever can figure this game of baseball would you would you please come forth. Marcus Tim's hitting in the two 20s for Columbus becomes an instant hero. The Yankee bench has gone utterly berserk. Joe Torrey has a smile you can read by and the Yankees take a two nothing lead. Some smattering of booze here that sky dome for Matsui. There's a ground ball base hit through the left side of the infield. Big base hit drives in a run. The Yankees have a one nothing lead. Welcome to America. He Matsui and you see his English. He said demands. Can I get the ball. He wants the ball. I saw him in the Yankee clubhouse this spring and with my limited Japanese I said Gombatti which is good luck. He said thank you very much. He is making a very concerted effort. So named by Ryan Lefevre. There's a liner in the left field for a hit by Navarro. And the Yankees get a run to make it 17 to four. So Navarro singles to left field. That's Navarro's first big league hit. And I gather because I don't have a number on him either. I gather this is Andy Phillips. It is. I mean who else could it be John. That's the process of elimination. Now this is a right hand hitting Andy Phillips a corner infielder. Who had a big year at Columbus got some pop. He's a right hand hitter who will tell his grandkids that one day he pinch hit for a run. Swung on and hit in the air to deep left center field. That ball is going to go on into the monster seats. Andy Phillips first at bat a two run home run over the green monster into the monster seats and the Yankees trail 11 for I thought it was going to hit off the wall and it didn't. It got over the wall and into the first row the monster seats go Andy Phillips really has something to tell his kids and grandkids about one day his first at bat his first hit a two run home run in Boston hitting for a run. He's got Tino at first with no one out in the third. And no more deals hit on the ground base it to right field his first major league hit Tino holds at second as Huff fires in so they'll get that baseball and throw it into the Yankee dugout and Gene Monahan will mark it up for him as a thrill of a lifetime and something we'll never experience. That's his first major league hit and the Yankees do get the ball thrown into the dugout and also the Yankees have two on and no one out for Derek Jeter. And you know what I just saw very nicely Eduardo Perez who is so aware of everything he got that ball he immediately took the ball and threw it into the Yankee dugout. He knew that it was the kids first hit his Malky Cabrera struck out in his first big league at bat. So he is officially in the baseball encyclopedia fisted the other way. Fairball it's trouble it is his first major league hit. He makes a big turn he'll head back to first and he'll get himself a baseball put on his mantle. And he gets a standing ovation. You remember your first one was that off walk. Yes it was. Yeah. A blind drive over Jose Lina second base. But see in a few years Malky you'll say that was a line drive over third. And a little bit of a smile. So he's hitting five hundred. And there it is his first major league hit. And his first RBI. Duncan makes a big turn at first Cano scores. Tampa Bay now he's the Yankees 13 to four and they'll get that baseball for Shelly Duncan. And they toss it into the Yankee dugout and Shelly Duncan will have that forever. A little bit of a smile. Obviously upset the Yankees are losing but. A long fight to the major leagues and he gets himself a good for him. And there's a keeper of such things. Gene Monahan he will inscribe it the date the time the game where the hit was and then Shelly Duncan will have it. Infield now in that will help Gardner while pitch Gardner's first base hit in the big leagues hits an RBI single and the Yankees lead eleven seven. Milton Bradley first base up by a Ron Cobo gives it to Tony Pena. Got for safekeeping. Not only a hit but his first run batted in as well. He looks at the paper tomorrow have himself a batting average. Owen Madrigal looks at the paper he's going to have a high R.A. tomorrow so he departs. And Molina now with the standard fake throwing the ball into the stands just to unnerve Gardner. But they have the ball. And that will go up on somebody's mantle. I'll tell you what he starts getting some of that big league meal money he's not going to. He's skinny much longer. And there's his first big league hit right there past the diving and Dino. So Pena picks up a single and they'll get that baseball for him the Yankee dugout calling for it right now. Rob Thompson has it. How about that. First big league at bat. Get it out of the way quickly. Now did you see what Johnny Damon did. He had another baseball as he got the baseball and he took the baseball that he had in his hand and tossed it into the stands. And that's what Pena saw. So he doesn't know if they actually have the ball. Here's another look first at bat first hit from Miro Pena. And it's paying you. Or that's Damon throwing the fake baseball into the. Stands. And there's Sevelli's first big league hit. Mookie Cabrera will stop at second. They're going to want to get that baseball they'll call for it. Sevelli now has that one hit and the baseball encyclopedia. And they're calling for it in the Yankee dugout. Sevelli's had himself a good night he's thrown out a runner he's laid down a sacrifice but he's got his first major league hit which feels like the weight of the world is off your shoulders. You have a batting average in the big leagues and it was a solid single the center field. But brings back memories. My first hit was a single the center field. Still have the ball. No I didn't get it. When I think about it times are different than that's wrong. Pits the Jeter is a strike next time up in a homer didn't get that one either. They couldn't find it. Still an order. During the trade deadline I know that. Several teams wanted Nunez included in deals and the Yankees were more I should say more than reluctant. They just said no. We're not going to give this young man a. One run base hit his first big league hit an NBA single and it gives the Yankees a five to four lead. Well you like to see any look at the smile on his face you like to see any player get his first major league hit. But this was a clutch one in a clutch situation. He got a change up. And the fans are here at Yankee Stadium a lot of them standing to give an ovation. You get a second look at it change up out over the plate ran it right through the hole first major league hit and drives it around. There he is. And pointing to the bench. My favorite part getting the ball and kissing it. Oh yeah that's that's sweet. And a smile that can light up the stadium. Not only did that hit give the Yankees a lead but it knocks Vargas out of the game. Here's a two to. And there it is his first base hit in the big leagues. And the Yankees hope that's the first of many. He's going to get that ball and that's going on a mantle somewhere. He only needs three thousand some to catch him. See as a breaking ball and there goes that ball that I never see another major league field. Go into Gene Monahan's training room and be all marked up to that. It's a nice hand from the stadium crowd and that's got to be a relief for Montero. The longer it goes the more you think about it. Major league batting average now it was a breaking ball stayed back on it. Hold it in the hole. Quick rested it to. There it is. There's his first big league hit each year. We'll fire the ball in and that ball will get tossed into the Yankee dugout and Austin Romine gets his first big league hit a single right center. And that ball is probably going to end up on Kevin Romine's mantle don't you think. You know I'm glad I'm saying how many times we see the first hit they roll it in to do the guy the guy gets the ball thinks like he's going to throw it in the stands. Right. Kevin Long just throwing it right to Jim Monahan who got nice penmanship right. All the information on the ball and that's going to be a very special ball for Austin Romine for this reason because it's his first hit. Nice drive and also because the guy is going to mark it up. That might be the last ball he ever marks up. Jim Monahan's in his final year as Yankee trainer. We think that's his family. They certainly seem into the moment. Taking a picture of their son on the scoreboard as well. How cool is that. Take a picture of that hitting for Canoe the 3 1 pitch grounded sharply to third backhanded by Gillespie. He can't get a handle. But the first not in time and that'll be his first big league hit J.R. Murphy off the bench picks up a single. And now his feet are touching the ground. How did the family react. Oh somebody's crying. Each year leads off first hit sharply and there's his first major league hit another keepsake as each year old will go to third. Solarte picks up a single the Yankees have runners on the corners and one man out he'll get that baseball. It's almost as if Altuve knew that that was his first hit. They're both from Venezuela and Solarte has hit the ball hard two times up. That's a tremendous feeling. You got a major league batting average fact he's hit five hundred a rocket by Vilar and on into center field for the hit. Here's a good look man right there and he jumps on it. I like the way he takes the aggressive turn at first base to second big league game for Snyder he's 0 4 2 he was 0 4 3 last night looking for his first big league hit a base hit to right center field. Ref Snyder gets his first big league hit and leads off the seventh with a single and the calling for the baseball. Everybody knows it. Even the Red Sox players immediately acknowledge and toss the baseball to the dugout. That's a nice first big league hit and no doubt go down and dig out a line drive on the outer half of the plate. Here's Greg Bird he's 0 4 3 still looking for his first big league hit and there it is. He's in the books Greg Bird picks up a single he moves to share in a second that baseball is going to go into the Yankee dugout and his parents Jim and Lee are all smiles. Bob looks a little less nervous now got a major league batting average and there's the first hit mom and dad but still it's a lot better than it was when he left go to Scranton Wilkes-Barre there's the first base hit for Gary Sanchez they'll get that ball and the Yankees think big things for this kid and that could be the first of many so a single for Gary Sanchez and he now has himself a batting average. That's got to feel pretty good. Tony Pena tosses it into the dugout. It'll be marked up and presented to him after the game. We can remember that back in spring training Sanchez had a chance to make the club but he didn't hit the ball very well in spring training. But he went down to the minor leagues had a good year at Triple-A was an all star and now he has himself a major league hit and a weight off his shoulders to Kenny you still have the baseball from your first hit. No. They collect them all that. You know no they didn't get I didn't get the ball. Oh wow. Next time I'll be at a home run and I couldn't get that one either. We're talking with Hall of Famer Joe Torrey here in the booth as the Yankees celebrate the 20th anniversary of that magical 96 season. They had not won a championship since 1978 at that point. So now there's a generation of people only know the Yankees winning but it's gone from 78 to 96 between championships. There's that jump right there those two flags the two to driven to right field and deep going back is Matuk on the track at the wall. Welcome to the big leagues. See you. He'll never forget that. What an indoctrination his first hit back at his first home run as the Yankees lead one nothing and the ball conveniently came back on the field. So I tell you one thing as a young kid you hit your first home run and all of a sudden you're like wow this is Yankee Stadium a first row right down the line. What a good at bat down two strikes fought back. Well that's the book on Tyler Austin is that his opposite field power half of those 17 home runs he had in the minor leagues were the other way. So he's a good match for the porch here at Yankee Stadium. And another thing Paul when you ask me what you look for when you have the ability to hit the opposite there like that like that that means you're watching the ball a lot longer. I was watching it and I tripped over first base and nobody was watching me. They're all watching the ball. So that was my first home run off Joey Jay with the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati. Judge it's on the center field and deep going back here Meyer turning looking to see a monster home run back to back home runs by the baby bombers in their first big league at bats. Can you believe it. It's funny Michael you said what judge has to do the same thing. I mean it's not that easy to walk up back to back. I mean how many times that ever happened in the history of baseball to first at bats back to back home runs. And that's pretty impressive. Center field used to be no chance in Yankee Stadium. Yeah there were a lot of right turns where you hit him good right back to the dugout. Death Valley that is just wow that go off. Did they go off the black to go off the glass one off the glass at one restaurant rounded up the middle and a base hit two runs will score. Welcome to the big league moment for Miguel and Duhar. He picks up his first major league hit and the Yankees lead three nothing. Nobody can take it away from First major league hit a couple of RBI is a solid shot right back up the middle Yankees off to a nice start and this one taking advantage of some walks. But again just that nice aggressive swing good extension through the middle of the field. Those players in the Yankee dugout they know exactly what this feels like your first strikeout your first base hit. Congratulations. And the pitch fly ball right field going back Garcia still back. Over his head and up against the wall a run scores Wade will stop at second with his first big league hit and the Yankees lead four to two. High five for dad and they're going to get that baseball and put it away for safekeeping. That's mom dad and bro get over his head over his head. There you go. First big league hit is a big one a two out RBI base hit the Wade family loves it. Alex Bregman and Clint Frazier his first big league hit. Mom and dad are here. That's an enjoyable moment. He'll never forget it. And he picked on a fastball that was supposed to be up. See Gattis wanted it up but he threw it down right down the middle and a little bit in. You can see how quick his hands were hard to believe a few years ago I presented him with the Gatorade player of the year in Atlanta and he's in the big leagues and I'm broadcasting. Moment for the family his dad Mark and his mom Kim. Here it is. Welcome to the show the first big league hit for Gleyber Torres. And now he could breathe. Let's all breathe with him Michael because this is as happy as you can be in life right here. And there's the old trick though the other ball into the crowd just so. Torres Oh what did you just do. I'll tell you one thing. Yeah like I said you don't want to go on and you know press over 10 over 12. It's just a shot of emotion going down that first baseline it's over with I'm in the books pitch outside the gardener Stevie Donahue back to work tape that one up and then mark it up after the game. Learn from the best. Gene Monahan used to do that. Now Stevie took it over. If he gets here a hit tonight he'll be playing the guitar all night. A ball and two strikes to count. And it could not happen to a better guy who's had a longer journey. Piggy as his teammates call him a home run resembling Carlton Fisk another catcher just an awesome home run. And if you see the reaction of the teammates that excited but they love this kid they're giving a side of treatment and then the hugs I love the force like someone give me five slap someone on the leg. Dallas in his manager's office this morning because I know he doesn't have a hit but the power is real guys. And I kind of laughed at Mooney like all right you're just trying to help out your guy. He hasn't had enough to put him in on Sunday night baseball. He said that's the only way to look at it. And he said victory will be that much sweeter when it's all done that one is ripped in the left center field as Ford picks up his first major league hit. It's a double and it's a beauty lined in the left center field. All the work three straight years in Triple-A undrafted free agent signed by the Yankees. That feels good. Slapped in the right field it's a base hit for Cairo Estrada. It's his first big league hit and the bases are loaded. Just love how excited the Yankee Yankee bench is for Estrada right there. Those guys in the bench knows what it feels like to get your first big league knock waste any time first pitch hammer it the other way fastball down and away just stays inside drives it to right field makes it look easy. The ball goes to Stevie Donahue the appropriately marked up there's Giddens looking for his first big league hit that was to keep the left field there it is see you're in the record books with a home run his first of his career his first big league hit and that ties the game at two. We talked about Chris Giddens and having big league power and he just showed you why. Middle and nothing cheap about that home run and a memory for a lifetime and they're not taking that one away on review which is what they did in Minnesota and work on that handicap. Yeah it never gets as low as you want it to. You know that never Cabrera gets his first big league hit and that's not just a single it's going to be extra bases as well though Cabrera with a double he's in the column. Daddy's happy his friends are happy and the Yankees are thrilled as well. Fletcher in the record books now I mean they do keep count even in the number one a fastball right there and he laces it in the right center field. It's knocked down but no chance where he's got good speed and what a feeling that is I'm sure just throw a grenade with it. Love that right there the reaction of the family and that's that fastball in that guard that that Barton will use to open up the outer edge with that nasty breaking ball that we just saw. So he got Yoko line drive down on the left field line it is a fair ball up against the wall. Peraza cruises into second with his first major league hit and they will throw that ball into the dugout. You see Gleyber Torres Marvin Gonzalez happy for young Oswald Peraza right there picking up his first knock and a nice piece of hitting his is well from a guy in Berlin who is dealing right now against the Yankees lineup opening day shortstop of the Yankees Anthony Volpe. And a one two from Alex Cobb he has his first major league hit. Anthony Volpe his first hit in the big leagues as a single left field off Alex Cobb down and got a breaking ball good pitch he stayed on it kept his head down and he's hoping there's going to be. What do you think. Two thousand more of those. Parents are excited to get the first one out of the way it's such a relief. And let's see if he takes second base here with two outs and LeMahieu up. It is authenticate that bad boy coming out to left field and deep going back Alvarez turning looking welcome to the big league see a home run for Dominguez and his first big league at bat first swing much less first at bat. Well that's a wow moment. No silent treatment on that one three to line drive it's a base that's it for his first major league hit in his first at bat. Austin Wells with a single mom and dad are elated. What a great night so far for the Yankee kids a high quality at bat there too for your first one. Control the strike zone did not chase Verlander Pichet tough another slider on three to this time Wells is all over. One Wells and Dominguez put their head on their back in their first at bat against one of the great pitchers of all time. Mom and dad realize that it's top to bottom. Absolutely love Ben Rice line drive a base hit to right field. There's the first major league hit for Ben Rice and the Yankees have the bases loaded. Nobody out. To hit the center field Kyle Ramos third he's coming home and he will make it it's an RBI single for Spencer Jones. The two. His first big league hit his first big league homer.