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Reds prospect T.J. Friedl homers in 1st AB with big-league team

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – T.J. Friedl has a knack for debuts.

Last August, the 21-year-old hit two homers in his professional debut and Saturday in his first-ever big-league spring training game, he homered again.

At 5-foot-10, 170 pounds, Friedl is known more for making contact and bunting than he is for power, but there he was in the ninth inning of Saturday’s 9-7 loss to the Giants turning on a pitch from Giants reliever George Kontos for a home run to right field at Scottsdale Stadium.