Diamondbacks rookie Jose Fernandez creates MLB history, crushes two HRs in debut
Arizona rallied from a five-run deficit behind the first-year player's power.
Diamondbacks rookie Jose Fernandez creates MLB history, crushes two HRs in debut originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Approaching third base at Chase Field, Arizona Diamondbacks rookie Jose Fernandez paused his home-run trot to release an imaginary basketball jump shot.
Swish. Both times. Fernandez, the No.
23,636 player in MLB history, became the eighth player to debut with a pair of homers. His second, a three-run shot in the eighth inning off Detroit Tigers reliever Kenley Jansen, capped the Diamondbacks’ five-run comeback, earning a 7-5 victory. The league’s active saves leader with 477, Jansen was the 19,788th player to dress in an MLB game.
Diamondbacks' Jose Fernandez strikes Tigers The No. 27-ranked prospect in the Diamondbacks system, Fernandez received the call after injured first baseman Pavin Smith (elbow) landed on the 10-day injured reserve list. Batting sixth, Fernandez went 3-for-4, including a first at-bat single and the two homers.