CINCINNATI -- For all the excitement and expectations surrounding his Major League debut, nerves haven't been an issue for Austin Meadows. Neither has big league pitching.
Meadows went 5-for-11 in his first three big league games against the Padres after being called up from Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday. He hit his first career home run on Sunday, and it might have been his third if not for the wicked wind along the Allegheny River on the night of his debut. According to Statcast™, seven of the 11 balls he put in play over the weekend classified as "hard-hit," with an exit velocity over 95 mph.