Quick … can you name the last Colorado player to hit a home run in his first Major League at-bat? It happened on May 14, 1993. The player was Jay Gainer.
Gainer doesn’t exactly have a long history in Major League Baseball or with the Rockies. He had just 45 plate appearances during the 1993 season … and those would be his only appearances during his 23-game Major League career.
A first baseman called up from Triple-A Colorado Springs after leading the Pacific Coast League with 39 RBI, Gainer made his Major League debut against the Cincinnati Reds one to remember.