Don Nava of the Red Sox came up for his first Major League at bat yesterday in the second inning with the bases loaded.
And he sent the first Major League pitch he ever saw into the right field seats for a grand slam home run.
Lest we get too excited, the only other major leaguer to hit the first pitch he saw for a grand slam was Kevin Kouzmanoff.
Who?
Pfft! East coast bias! I know Mr. Kouzmanoff quite well. He’s one of the hottest hitters on the Oakland A’s, currently enjoying a 13 game hitting streak.
I had to check the box score to be sure, but yup, he got a hit at today’s SF Giants v Oakland A’s game (thought so but didn’t want to mis-state), so he’s on a 14 game hit streak.
Nice work if you can get it.