Cubs 2009 2nd round pick D. J. LeMahieu (LSU) made his professional debut tonight at Fitch Park in Mesa, going 2-4 with an RBI and two runs scored, leading the AZL Cubs to a 4-1 victory over the AZL Brewers in Arizona League action.
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LeMahieu hit 3rd and was the DH, and in his very first pro AB he slammed a triple off the RF fence, using his long-stride speed to make it to third base well in advance of the relay throw from the AZL Brewers 2nd baseman. He then scored on a line-drive RBI single to CF by clean-up hitter (and 2009 10th round pick) Charles Thomas. (BTW, Thomas attended Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, FL, which is the same HBCU baseball legend--and one time Cubs coach--Buck O'Neil attended many years ago)
LeMahieu struck out (swinging) on a head- high fastball on his next trip to the plate in the third, and he bounced out on a two chopper to the first-baseman (unassisted) in the 6th.
In his final at bat, LeMahieu groun...
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Charles Thomas,
Geovany Soto,
Brad Snyder,
Luke Hagerty,
BJ Ryan
TEAMS: Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays
TEAMS: Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays
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