Saturday, 10 March 2012

A's Cuban defector Cespedes homers in MLB debut (Yahoo! Sports)

PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 10: Yoenis Cespedes #52 of the Oakland Athletics is congratulated by Cliff Pennington #2 after his first single of the spring during the second inning of a spring training baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds at the Phoenix Municipal Stadium on March 10, 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes homered, walked and singled in his first major league game, leading the Oakland Athletics to a 6-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. Manny Ramirez went 0 for 3 in his return to the lineup after missing a few days because of lower back stiffness. Cespedes walked on five pitches in his first at-bat against Johnny Cueto.




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