NEW YORK (AP) — Miami Marlins leadoff batter Miguel Rojas and New York Mets counterpart Jonathan Villar each homered on the first pitch they saw Thursday night.
It marked the first time that’s happened in a major league game since at least 1985, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
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Statisticians at Elias were unable to go back any further with certainty because prior pitch-count records aren’t precise.
Rojas launched the first pitch of the game a projected 401 feet into the left-field stands, connecting on a fastball from Mets starter Carlos Carrasco before many fans at Citi Field even settled into their seats.