First big league at bat
Against Hall of Fame pitcher
He was traded for
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| 1989 Upper Deck #489 Jay Bell |
Bell was a first round draft pick by the Twins in 1984. The next year, he was a part of the trade that sent Bert Blyleven from Cleveland to Minnesota. The year after that, he was a September call-up and made his debut against Blyleven. He hit the first pitch he saw from Blyleven for a home run.
Cool piece of trivia. Had no idea Bell was drafted by the Twins or that he played for the Indians. I picture him with the Pirates and (to a lesser extent) the Diamondbacks.
ReplyDeleteGot to love how baseball is so random and quirky. What are the chances that all of those things happen? It's pretty amazing.
ReplyDeleteWow! I know that I won't remember it, but still, it's a pretty amazing bit of trivia.
ReplyDeleteThat's a new one to me. Very interesting haiku!
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