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This is a list of the 118 Major League Baseball (MLB) players who hit a home run in their first major league at bat through May 28, 2017.
Key
#
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Denotes the home run was hit on the first pitch
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&
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Denotes the home run was a grand slam
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†
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Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
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*
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Denotes the player is still active
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!
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Denotes the home runs were hit consecutively
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^
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Denotes the home run was as a pinch-hitter
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List
Player
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Team
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Date
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Career HR
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Joe Harrington
|
Boston Beaneaters |
September 10, 1895 |
3
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Bill Duggleby&
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Philadelphia Phillies |
April 21, 1898 |
6
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Johnny Bates
|
Boston Beaneaters |
April 12, 1906 |
25
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Luke Stuart
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St. Louis Browns |
August 8, 1921 |
1
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Walter Mueller#
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Pittsburgh Pirates |
May 7, 1922 |
2
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Earl Averill†
|
Cleveland Indians |
April 16, 1929 |
238
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Clise Dudley#
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Brooklyn Dodgers |
April 27, 1929 |
3
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Gordon Slade
|
Brooklyn Dodgers |
May 24, 1930 |
8
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Eddie Morgan#
|
St. Louis Cardinals |
April 14, 1936 |
1
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Ace Parker
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Philadelphia Phillies |
April 30, 1937 |
2
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Gene Hasson
|
Philadelphia Athletics |
September 9, 1937 |
4
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Ernie Koy
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Brooklyn Dodgers |
April 19, 1938 |
36
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Heinie Mueller
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Philadelphia Phillies |
April 19, 1938 |
17
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Bill LeFebvre#
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Boston Red Sox |
June 10, 1938 |
1
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Clyde Vollmer#
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Cincinnati Reds |
May 31, 1942 |
69
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Paul Gillespie
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Chicago Cubs |
September 11, 1942 |
6
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Buddy Kerr
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New York Giants |
September 8, 1943 |
31
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Hack Miller
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Detroit Tigers |
April 23, 1944 |
1
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Whitey Lockman
|
New York Giants |
July 5, 1945 |
114
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Eddie Pellagrini
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Boston Red Sox |
April 22, 1946 |
20
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Dan Bankhead
|
Brooklyn Dodgers |
August 26, 1947 |
1
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George Vico#
|
Detroit Tigers |
April 20, 1948 |
12
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Les Layton
|
New York Giants |
May 21, 1948 |
2
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Ed Sanicki
|
Philadelphia Phillies |
September 14, 1949 |
3
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Ted Tappe
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Cincinnati Reds |
September 14, 1950 |
5
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Bob Nieman
|
St. Louis Browns |
September 14, 1951 |
125
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Hoyt Wilhelm†
|
New York Giants |
April 23, 1952 |
1
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Wally Moon
|
St. Louis Cardinals |
April 13, 1954 |
142
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Chuck Tanner#
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Milwaukee Braves |
April 12, 1955 |
21
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Bill White
|
New York Giants |
May 7, 1956 |
202
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Frank Ernaga
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Chicago Cubs |
May 24, 1957 |
2
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Don Leppert
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Pittsburgh Pirates |
June 18, 1961 |
15
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Cuno Barragan
|
Chicago Cubs |
September 1, 1961 |
1
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Bob Tillman
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Boston Red Sox |
May 19, 1962 |
79
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John Kennedy^
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Washington Senators |
September 5, 1962 |
32
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Buster Narum
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Baltimore Orioles |
May 5, 1963 |
3
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Gates Brown
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Detroit Tigers |
June 19, 1963 |
84
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Bert Campaneris#
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Kansas City Athletics |
July 23, 1964 |
79
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Bill Roman
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Detroit Tigers |
September 30, 1964 |
1
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Brant Alyea#
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Washington Senators |
September 12, 1965 |
38
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John Miller
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New York Yankees |
September 11, 1966 |
2
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Rick Renick
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Minnesota Twins |
July 11, 1968 |
20
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Joe Keough
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Oakland Athletics |
August 7, 1968 |
9
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Gene Lamont
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Detroit Tigers |
September 2, 1970 |
4
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Don Rose#
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California Angels |
May 24, 1972 |
1
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Benny Ayala
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New York Mets |
August 27, 1974 |
38
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Reggie Sanders
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Detroit Tigers |
September 1, 1974 |
3
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John Montefusco
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San Francisco Giants |
September 3, 1974 |
4
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José Sosa
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Houston Astros |
July 30, 1975 |
1
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Dave McKay
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Minnesota Twins |
August 22, 1975 |
21
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Alvis Woods#
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Toronto Blue Jays |
April 7, 1977 |
35
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Dave Machemer
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California Angels |
June 21, 1978 |
1
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Johnnie LeMaster
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San Francisco Giants |
September 2, 1975 |
22
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Bob Horner
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Atlanta Braves |
June 16, 1978 |
218
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Tim Wallach
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Montreal Expos |
September 6, 1980 |
260
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Gary Gaetti
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Minnesota Twins |
September 20, 1981 |
360
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Carmelo Martínez
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Chicago Cubs |
August 22, 1983 |
108
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Mike Fitzgerald
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New York Mets |
September 13, 1983 |
48
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Andre David
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Minnesota Twins |
June 29, 1984 |
1
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Will Clark
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San Francisco Giants |
April 8, 1986 |
284
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Terry Steinbach
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Oakland Athletics |
September 12, 1986 |
162
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Jay Bell#
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Cleveland Indians |
September 29, 1986 |
195
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Ricky Jordan
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Philadelphia Phillies |
July 17, 1988 |
55
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Junior Félix#
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Toronto Blue Jays |
May 4, 1989 |
55
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José Offerman
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Los Angeles Dodgers |
August 19, 1990 |
57
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Dave Eiland
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San Diego Padres |
April 10, 1992 |
1
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Jim Bullinger#
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Chicago Cubs |
June 8, 1992 |
4
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Jay Gainer#
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Colorado Rockies |
May 14, 1993 |
3
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Mitch Lyden
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Florida Marlins |
June 16, 1993 |
1
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Garey Ingram
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Los Angeles Dodgers |
May 19, 1994 |
3
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Jon Nunnally
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Kansas City Royals |
April 29, 1995 |
42
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Jermaine Dye
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Atlanta Braves |
May 17, 1996 |
325
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Dustin Hermanson
|
Montreal Expos |
April 16, 1997 |
2
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Brad Fullmer
|
Montreal Expos |
September 2, 1997 |
114
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Marlon Anderson
|
Philadelphia Phillies |
September 8, 1998 |
63
|
Carlos Lee
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Chicago White Sox |
May 7, 1999 |
358
|
Guillermo Mota
|
Montreal Expos |
June 9, 1999 |
2
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Esteban Yan#
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Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
June 4, 2000 |
1
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Alex Cabrera
|
Arizona Diamondbacks |
June 26, 2000 |
5
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Keith McDonald
|
St. Louis Cardinals |
July 4, 2000 |
3
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Chris Richard#
|
St. Louis Cardinals |
July 17, 2000 |
34
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Gene Stechschulte#
|
St. Louis Cardinals |
April 17, 2001 |
1
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Marcus Thames#
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New York Yankees |
June 10, 2002 |
115
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Miguel Olivo
|
Chicago White Sox |
September 15, 2002 |
145
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Dave Matranga
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Houston Astros |
June 27, 2003 |
1
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Kazuo Matsui#
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New York Mets |
April 6, 2004 |
32
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Héctor Luna
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St. Louis Cardinals |
April 8, 2004 |
15
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Greg Dobbs
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Seattle Mariners |
September 8, 2004 |
46
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Andy Phillips#
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New York Yankees |
September 26, 2004 |
14
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Mike Jacobs
|
New York Mets |
August 21, 2005 |
100
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Jeremy Hermida&
|
Florida Marlins |
August 31, 2005 |
65
|
Mike Napoli*
|
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
May 4, 2006 |
267
|
Adam Wainwright*#
|
St. Louis Cardinals |
May 24, 2006 |
10
|
Kevin Kouzmanoff#&
|
Cleveland Indians |
September 2, 2006 |
87
|
Charlton Jimerson
|
Houston Astros |
September 4, 2006 |
2
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Josh Fields
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Chicago White Sox |
September 18, 2006 |
34
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Elijah Dukes
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Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
April 2, 2007 |
31
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Mark Worrell
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St. Louis Cardinals |
June 5, 2008 |
1
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Lou Montañez
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Baltimore Orioles |
August 6, 2008 |
5
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Mark Saccomanno#
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Houston Astros |
September 8, 2008 |
1
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Jordan Schafer*
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Atlanta Braves |
April 5, 2009 |
12
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Gerardo Parra*
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Arizona Diamondbacks |
May 13, 2009 |
71
|
John Hester
|
Arizona Diamondbacks |
August 28, 2009 |
6
|
Jason Heyward*
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Atlanta Braves |
April 5, 2010 |
115
|
Luke Hughes
|
Minnesota Twins |
April 28, 2010 |
8
|
Starlin Castro*
|
Chicago Cubs |
May 7, 2010 |
99
|
Daniel Nava&#*
|
Boston Red Sox |
June 12, 2010 |
29
|
J. P. Arencibia#
|
Toronto Blue Jays |
August 7, 2010 |
80
|
Brandon Guyer*
|
Tampa Bay Rays |
May 6, 2011 |
25
|
Tommy Milone*#
|
Washington Nationals |
September 3, 2011 |
1
|
Brett Pill
|
San Francisco Giants |
September 6, 2011 |
9
|
Starling Marte*#
|
Pittsburgh Pirates |
July 26, 2012 |
65
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Eddy Rodríguez*
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San Diego Padres |
August 2, 2012 |
1
|
Jurickson Profar*
|
Texas Rangers |
September 2, 2012 |
12
|
Jorge Soler*
|
Chicago Cubs |
August 27, 2014 |
29
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Eddie Rosario*#
|
Minnesota Twins |
May 6, 2015 |
50
|
Daniel Norris*
|
Detroit Tigers |
August 19, 2015 |
1
|
Willson Contreras*#
|
Chicago Cubs |
June 19, 2016 |
33
|
Tyler Austin!*
|
New York Yankees |
August 13, 2016 |
7
|
Aaron Judge!*
|
New York Yankees |
August 13, 2016 |
56
|
Paul DeJong*
|
St. Louis Cardinals |
May 28, 2017 |
25
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See also
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