Giant Rookie Hits First HR After 19 Years in Minors
Rare home runs were all the rage last night. Besides Angel Berroa’s epic shot, here’s another story to pin on the ol’ inspirational “If at first you don’t succeed, etc.” bulletin board: After toiling away for 19 years in the minors, 36-year-old rookie Scott McClain finally cranked out his first major league home run.
As is the case in stories like this, some crazy stats are coming to light: McClain went through 7,301 professional at-bats before last night, he knocked out 362 home runs in the minors and Japan before his “official” first, and, most importantly, he was born on the exact same day as Ace of Base singer Jenny Berggren!
