Jonah Heim made his major league debut on Tuesday night during the A’s 10-3 win over the Texas Rangers, and he left with a game ball from his first single, his first win and tons of congratulatory texts and phone calls.
“I’m just overwhelmed with emotions right now -- just super happy to be here,” Heim said after the game. “It’s something you dream of as a kid. I had a blast out there.”
The first hit was a line-drive single to left field. Immediately after, the ball was thrown to the dugout for safekeeping.
“I mean, it’s everything you dream of really, just seeing the ball hit the ground, I mean I kind of blacked out during the swing so I don’t remember swinging,” Heim said.