Story, Colorado’s rookie shortstop who earned the job with a tremendous showing in spring training, reaped his first-ever honor after playing his first-ever week in the big leagues. His week has become somewhat legendary and put him on the map with baseball fans around the country and in the history books as well.
The 23-year-old phenom homered twice in his MLB debut against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He would also homer twice in a game in Colorado’s home opener against the San Diego Padres on Friday.
By week’s end, he would lead both leagues in home runs (seven), RBI (12), total bases (30) and slugging percentage (1.