Pirates rookie first baseman Matt Gorski homers in his first major league at-bat
Despite losing to the Angels 4-3 on Thursday night, the Pirates did have a moment that hasn't happened in their organization in more than a decade.
First baseman Matt Gorski, who had been recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis earlier in the day, made his big league debut and did so in style.
Gorski led off the second inning and took Angels pitcher Tyler Anderson to deep left-center, hitting a three-run home run in his first Major League at-bat.
It's the first time a Pirates player to homered in their first big league at-bat since Starling Marte hit a home run against Houston in 2012.
The 27-year-old has spent part of the past four years with Triple-A Indianapolis and is putting together a solid season. In 70 at-bats this year, he has 21 hits, three home runs, and 14 RBIs, for a batting average of .300.
After the game, Gorski talked about how hitting a home run in his first at-bat is nothing new to him.
"Every level besides Triple-A, my first hit has been a homer," Gorski said. "That's something that I'm going to take home, I guess. That's how I've started other levels before, so it was cool to start the Major League level like that."
In his MiLB career, Gorski has 417 hits in 1,697 plate appearances, 90 home runs, and a career batting average of .246.
