Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, April 22, 2015
.@kplawecki26 says he is going to give the ball from his 1st ML hit to his parents who were in attendance tonight. pic.twitter.com/yVeFpjikLj
— New York Mets (@Mets) April 22, 2015
Former Purdue standout and 2012 Big Ten Baseball Player of the Year Kevin Plawecki made his much-anticipated MLB debut Tuesday night.
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Plawecki, the first Purdue MLB position player since 1999, went 2-for-4 and scored a pair of runs in a 7-1 win over rival Atlanta at Citi Field. He also threw out a runner trying to take second base on a pitch in the dirt.
Plawecki entered the season as the Mets' No. 5 prospect, according to baseballamerica.com, and it sure seems like his manager is excited about the catcher's future.
"He's going to be a big league player for a long time," Terry Collins told MLB.com. "We're very, very lucky that we have the kind of kids that come up and we don't miss a beat."
.@kplawecki26 shares the insight @TdArnaud provided him during the game. #MetsWIN pic.twitter.com/kkAOtOa6i2
— New York Mets (@Mets) April 22, 2015
Here's what Plawecki tweeted before the game:
https://twitter.com/kplawecki26/status/590547387959087104