Cleveland Guardians rookie Jhonkensy Noel homered in his first Major League at-bat against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.
Noel had been promoted from Triple-A Columbus just hours prior to the game.
He launched a 1-1 pitch from Grayson Rodriguez in the second inning to put the Guardians up 1-0. He became the fourth player in franchise history to homer in his first at-bat.
Noel hit .295 with 15 doubles, 18 homers, 59 RBI and a .578 slugging percentage in 65 games with Columbus this season. He leads the International League in RBI, extra-base hits (35) and total bases (149).
Via Associated Press