ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Wander Franco, a 20-year-old infielder considered the best prospect in the minor leagues, homered for the Tampa Bay Rays in his major league debut, connecting for a three-run drive against Boston on Tuesday night. After Franco walked on a 3-2 pitch the first time up, he hit a long fly to center in the third. Pujols, now slugging for the Dodgers, made his major league debut one month and one day after Franco’s birth. Franco was 5 for 17 with a long home run in seven spring training games for Tampa Bay this year. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...Tampa Bay had lost six straight entering Tuesday, dropping a half-game back of the first-place Red Sox in the AL East.

Source: thestar June 23, 2021 01:41 UTC