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5:09 AM UTC Jake Crouse PITTSBURGH -- Fans around baseball know that Luis Arraez of the Marlins is chasing an extremely rare .400 season. But what they might not realize is that since the end of May, there's been a Major Leaguer who has hit for a higher average than Arraez. Oh, and he's crushing
The Pittsburgh Pirates used the seventh overall pick in the 2020 draft on Nick Gonzales in part because of the power he's able to generate out of his slight 5-foot-9 frame. Gonzales tripled in the second inning for his first big league hit, and then drilled a 442-foot homer to center as the Pirates broke out of an extended funk with a 9-4 win over San Diego on Tuesday night. Maybe that's why Gonzales found himself staring a little longer than usual at the drive that reached the batter's eye for his first major league homer.
Former first-round pick Nick Gonzales hit a home run and tripled in his first game at PNC Park.
Nick Gonzales homered and tripled in his first home game at PNC Park, and the Pittsburgh Pirates broke out of an offensive funk to drill the San Diego Padres 9-4 on Tuesday night.
The 24-year-old infielder certainly looked comfortable in his new digs.