You can’t write a story better than the one Henry Davis is writing with the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system.
After the former No. 1 overall draft pick was promoted to Class AA Altoona on Monday, he was slated to start behind the plate for the Curve in their series opener against the Somerset Patriots — Class AA affiliate of the New York Yankees — Tuesday night and wasted no time in impressing the crowd at People’s Natural Gas Field.
Davis was hit by a pitch in his first at-bat — marking the tenth time he’s been hit this season — but he launched a two-run home run beyond the party deck in his next plate appearance.