yes this year was since they were under the at bat max total which kept them as rookies. They both started in 2016 season, since they were under the max at bats they were still considered rookies in 2017.
at 1:35, you have to be real old to remember this, but that guy Napoli is a dead ringer for Don Mincher. Mincher also played for the Angels (among other teams), but was left handed. The first guy, for Cleveland, hits a grand slam in his first at bat and nobody's excited-not him, not the announcers, no one in the park. Just ho hum. It must have been a one sided game at the time, but the score isn't up on the screen. I guess the fans wouldn't be excited, since the game is in Texas. The first guy I saw do this was Benny Ayala, for the Mets. If you know when Ayala did it, you can figure out how old I am.
I noticed that a lot of them were fastballs I think the pitchers underestimated them and tried to show them up a little bit because they were rookies and they were expecting a fastball.
What's funny is that pitch Hayward turned-on at 4:15 for a HR in his 1st AB, was the pitch he couldn't catch-up to last year and rendered him practically unplayable in the Postseason.
Actually, grand slams are counted toward a player's home run total, and the hitter gets 4 RBIs for it (for driving in the 3 runners on base, plus himself.) Hope this helps!
Not trying to take away from these great moments, but the pitchers don't have a scouting report on the hitters when it's their 1st at-bat. They don't know what the hitter can and can't hit.
The clips are too short. I'd rather see the entire at-bat, including the dugout celebration afterward. These short clips cut a lot of why we love baseball.
David Krueger was it the first at bat of the season, or first ever at bat? This compilation is first ever (rookie) at bat home runs, not first of the seadon
@@peytonkennedy9490 Fenway is 302 at the pole. People rarely ever hit pesky pole homers.. Fenway actually has the biggest right field in the MLB. That 's why when you see people hit homers out there, they usually only reach the bullpen.
@@peytonkennedy9490 Also, the place was built in 1912 man, so of course there's gonna be weird areas around. Yankee stadium has no excuse to build a wall that fucking short.. Place is only 10 years old.
This is nonsense. They cut each clip short and don't show the celebration. This compilation is a tribute to the announcers calling the play, not to the players.
TheLetsPlayBaseballCurse lol He doesn't know how to read it clearly says Milone on the back of his jersey and there is only one Milone that is still playing!! Tommy Milone
