Alex Cabrera homers in his first major league at-bat, hitting a two-run pinch-hit round-tripper off Yorkis Perez in Arizona’s 6-1 victory over the Astros at Bank One Ballpark. The 28 year-old minor league veteran of nine seasons becomes the first player in the franchise’s three-year history to accomplish the feat.

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On June 26, 2000 Alex Cabrera homers in his first major league at-bat, hitting a two-run pinch-hit round-tripper off Yorkis Perez in Arizona’s 6-1 victory over the Astros at Bank One Ballpark. The 28 year-old minor league veteran of nine seasons becomes the first player in the franchise’s three-year history to accomplish the feat.