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Eddie Rosario Becomes 29th Player to Homer on 1st Pitch of Career

Twins outfielder Eddie Rosario became the 29th player in MLB history and the first player in Twins history to hit a home run on the first pitch of his major-league career when he took Oakland Athletics pitcher Scott Kazmir deep in the third inning of Wednesday's game, per MLB Stat of the Day.

Rosario also became the first player to accomplish the feat since Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Starling Marte in 2012, per ESPN Stats & Info. Unfortunately, it was the only hit of the day for the youngster, who went on to finish with one hit in four at-bats.