With the Cincinnati Reds playing in the Grand Canyon Miami Marlins home stadium it seemed less than likely that Aristides Aquino could chase down history. But then again, that’s all that Aquino has been doing since he arrived in the Major Leagues less than a month ago. He entered the game sitting on 12 home runs in 99 career plate appearances.
In his first trip to the plate tonight, his 100th career trip to the plate in the Major Leagues, Aristides Aquino unloaded on a 91 MPH pitch from Sandy Alcantara and put that thing way up into the stands.