There is no greater exhilaration than your Major League debut. When Cincinnati Reds IF Nick Senzel got his first big league hit, it was one for the memory books.
Cincinnati Reds IF Nick Senzel, who was the No. 5 overall prospect according to MLB Pipeline, got the call to the big league roster and played his first game Friday night against the San Francisco Giants.
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You can only imagine how nerve racking it must be. There are already high expectations on you and now you are immediately placed in the starting lineup in front of a roaring crowd as well as friends and family.
The way the game was playing, it looked as if Nick Senzel was going to finish his first game without his first-career hit.
The Reds had been pummeling the Giants for the first three innings 8-0. Senzel would score his first run on a fielder’s choice hit by Yasiel Puig. He reached base on a walk.
Other than that, Senzel had accumulated two walks, two strikeouts and had an extended effort on defense in the sixth inning while the Giants were chipping away.
.@LilSenzii looks like a natural out there.#BornToBaseball pic.twitter.com/EQCuIddYjC
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) May 4, 2019
So now fast forward to the top of the ninth. Senzel still has no hit and the Cincinnati Reds lead 11-10. Game over right?
Well because of a Stephen Vogt home run, the game would be tied and extra innings would be necessary in this contest.
Senzel’s next plate appearance was in the bottom half of the inning. There was one on and one out and on a one-one pitch, the time had arrived.
It's a scorcher down the line for Nick Senzel's first career hit!#BornToBaseball pic.twitter.com/uq4Bokvs6l
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) May 4, 2019
Well… I mean a hit is a hit right?
Every Major League debut is going to be memorable in its own special way.
Cole Tucker of the Pirates hit the game-winning home run for his first big league hit against the Giants.
Daniel Nava years ago when he debuted with the Red Sox hit a grand slam on the very first pitch he saw.
Each debut is unique in its own way, but Senzel’s is his, and nothing can take that away from him.