Prospect Roundup: April 2
share-square-1696432 Yermin Mercedes won't soon forget his first Major League hit. Or the four others that followed. The No. 21 White Sox prospect doubled as part of a 5-for-5, four-RBI performance in his club's 12-8 win over the Angels. The five hits established a club record for for a player in his first career start, eclipsing the previous mark of four held by Ping Bodie (1911) and Art Shires (1928). Playing in his first game since last August, Mercedes wasted little time getting into the hit column. The 28-year-old fell behind, 1-2, before lining an 86-mph fastball into left field for his...
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