2017 – Gift Ngoepe becomes the first major leaguer from Africa. Entering in a double switch in a 6 – 5 Pirates win over the Cubs, the South Africa native singles and walks off Jon Lester in his first two plate appearances and helps turn the game-ending double play. He is the second player to debut this week for the Pirates as the first player from his country, following Lithuania’s Dovydas Neverauskas by two days.

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2017 – Gift Ngoepe becomes the first major leaguer from Africa. Entering in a double switch in a 6 – 5 Pirates win over the Cubs, the South Africa native singles and walks off Jon Lester in his first two plate appearances and helps turn the game-ending double play. He is the second player to debut this week for the Pirates as the first player from his country, following Lithuania’s Dovydas Neverauskas by two days.

On a frigid night at Coors Field, Trea Turner completes the third cycle in Nationals history with a bases-loaded triple in the seventh inning in the team’s 15-12 victory over the Rockies. The 23 year-old former NC State baseball standout joins Christian Guzman (2008) and Brad Wilkerson (2005), who have also accomplished the feat after the franchise moved to Washington, D.C.

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On a frigid night at Coors Field, Trea Turner completes the third cycle in Nationals history with a bases-loaded triple in the seventh inning in the team’s 15-12 victory over the Rockies. The 23 year-old former NC State baseball standout joins Christian Guzman (2008) and Brad Wilkerson (2005), who have also accomplished the feat after the franchise moved to Washington, D.C.

Dovydas Neverauskas, taking the roster spot of DL-bound Adam Frazier, becomes the second person born in Lithuania, but the first raised there, to appear in a major league game when he throws two innings of one-run ball for the Pirates in 14-3 loss to the Cubs at PNC Park. A’s outfielder Joe Zapustas, who played two games for the team in 1933, was also born in the Baltic state, but spent his childhood in Boston.

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Dovydas Neverauskas, taking the roster spot of DL-bound Adam Frazier, becomes the second person born in Lithuania, but the first raised there, to appear in a major league game when he throws two innings of one-run ball for the Pirates in 14-3 loss to the Cubs at PNC Park. A’s outfielder Joe Zapustas, who played two games for the team in 1933, was also born in the Baltic state, but spent his childhood in Boston.

Eric Thames hits two more homers, both off Amir Garrett, to lead the Brewers to an 11 – 7 win over the Reds. Thames has hit 10 homers in his first 19 games after three years spent in the Korea Baseball Organization.

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Eric Thames hits two more homers, both off Amir Garrett, to lead the Brewers to an 11 – 7 win over the Reds. Thames has hit 10 homers in his first 19 games after three years spent in the Korea Baseball Organization.

Tyler Mahle of the AA Pensacola Blue Wahoos needs only 89 pitches to throw a perfect game against the Mobile BayBears, 1 – 0. He strikes out 8 in pitching the first perfect game in the Southern League since 1970.

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Tyler Mahle of the AA Pensacola Blue Wahoos needs only 89 pitches to throw a perfect game against the Mobile BayBears, 1 – 0. He strikes out 8 in pitching the first perfect game in the Southern League since 1970.

JaCoby Jones of the Tigers is hit in the face by a fastball from Justin Haley of the Twins in the 3rd inning, sending him to the hospital with facial lacerations. In the 5th, Matt Boyd throws a pitch behind Miguel Sano, who comes to blows with C James McCann while P Matthew Boyd is ejected by umpire Mike Everitt, along with Sano. The Tigers, who also place 1B Miguel Cabrera on the disabled list before the game, wins the game, 5 – 4.

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JaCoby Jones of the Tigers is hit in the face by a fastball from Justin Haley of the Twins in the 3rd inning, sending him to the hospital with facial lacerations. In the 5th, Matt Boyd throws a pitch behind Miguel Sano, who comes to blows with C James McCann while P Matthew Boyd is ejected by umpire Mike Everitt, along with Sano. The Tigers, who also place 1B Miguel Cabrera on the disabled list before the game, wins the game, 5 – 4.

2017 – On an off-day in Denver, CO, Giants ace Madison Bumgarner injures his left shoulder in a dirt bike accident and lands on the disabled list for the first time of his career.

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2017 – On an off-day in Denver, CO, Giants ace Madison Bumgarner injures his left shoulder in a dirt bike accident and lands on the disabled list for the first time of his career.

Wei-Yin Chen and relievers Brad Ziegler and Kyle Barraclough combine to one-hit the Mariners, 5 – 0. Mitch Haniger breaks the no-hit spell with a one-out double off Barraclough in the 9th. It’s the second time in three days that the Marlins take a combined no-hitter into the late innings, as on April 16th, Dan Straily and three relievers had turned the trick on the Mets until Ziegler gave up a hit with two outs in the 8th.

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Wei-Yin Chen and relievers Brad Ziegler and Kyle Barraclough combine to one-hit the Mariners, 5 – 0. Mitch Haniger breaks the no-hit spell with a one-out double off Barraclough in the 9th. It’s the second time in three days that the Marlins take a combined no-hitter into the late innings, as on April 16th, Dan Straily and three relievers had turned the trick on the Mets until Ziegler gave up a hit with two outs in the 8th.

The Pirates are dealt a huge blow as All-Star CF Starling Marte is handed an 80-game suspension for testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.

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The Pirates are dealt a huge blow as All-Star CF Starling Marte is handed an 80-game suspension for testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.