Prosper product Steele Walker collects first MLB homer and hit with Rangers on one swing

Prosper’s Steele Walker collected each his first MLB hit and homer with one swing solely to have the bat give means within the subsequent. Walker homered inside the fitting area foul pole within the seventh inning of the first sport, however then batted in opposition to former Ranger Emmanuel Clase with one out within the ninth.

Clase, the toughest thrower within the majors, fired a pair of cutters at 99 and 100 mph to Walker. He took the first for a ball, however then shattered his bat on the second whereas grounding out to second. Oh, nicely, he was in a position to preserve the remnants of the bat and additionally retrieved the ball, assembly with a pair of followers after the sport. He traded a signed bat for the ball.

“I was going to ride that bat out as long as I could,” Walker stated. “You feel a little more accomplished when you hit that homer, but the next thing you know you are standing in the box again and a guy is firing 100 mph cutters at you.”

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