In the top of the fifth inning of Tuesday’s game at Dodger Stadium, Gavin Cecchini turned heads.
The New York Mets prospect hit his first career home run off Los Angeles Dodgers stud Clayton Kershaw in just his third plate appearance of the season.
Gavin Cecchini pounds a breaking ball over the wall in left field for his first Major League homer, cutting the score to 7-4 in the 5th!!! pic.twitter.com/lzmTpT9jgP
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A typical high 70 mph hanging curveball that Kershaw uses to make most elite batters look foolish, was right where Cecchini wanted it.