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Mets' A.J. Ewing makes rare baseball history in his MLB debut

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It's always exciting for a team to get a top prospect to the majors.

Mets' A. J. Ewing makes rare baseball history in his MLB debut originally appeared on The Sporting News .

Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The New York Mets were looking for a jolt. A.

J. Ewing certainly provided it in his MLB debut on Tuesday night. Ewing walked three times, stole a base, and hit a triple.

That's a rare trifecta for a debut. In fact, he's one of just four players 22 or younger (Ewing is 21) to have a triple, a steal and at least two walks in a game in the last 25 years -- the rest of the list is James Wood, Ronald Acuna Jr. and Francisco Lindor.