Raul Mondesi hit his first Major League home run on August 16 in Detroit — off Justin Verlander.
At 21 years, 20 days old, he became the fifth-youngest Royal to hit his first career home run, trailing Clint Hurdle (20 years, 50 days), Buck Martinez (20 years, 233 days), Jamie Quirk (20 years, 333 days) and George Brett (20 years, 358 days).