Hellacious start to a career

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49621644/cardinals-rookie-joshua-baez-makes-history-3-hrs-debut

Saw him homer on his first ever swing. Went and did some yard work outside for a couple hours. I should not have went outside. I missed the best MLB debut in history! 

Ridiculous debut. Somebody paid 27 bucks for him in my baseball fantasy league last week. I guess he was worth it. 

I saw on X today that a $10 bet (HR in 1st 3 ABs) would have netted over $7M in payouts.

5 minutes ago, Neil Leininger said:

I saw on X today that a $10 bet (HR in 1st 3 ABs) would have netted over $7M in payouts.

Holy !!!

Give me a better start to a sports career anywhere?!?

Someone posted that his rookie cards were selling for $150 this morning and tonight they were selling for $1200 on eBay. 

7 hours ago, Brho said:

Someone posted that his rookie cards were selling for $150 this morning and tonight they were selling for $1200 on eBay. 

That's wild 

8 hours ago, Bobby Burton said:

Give me a better start to a sports career anywhere?!?

Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Auston Matthews scored four goals in his NHL debut against the Ottawa Senators. He scored on his first two shots in the league.

9 hours ago, Bobby Burton said:

Give me a better start to a sports career anywhere?!?

Best since Bo Belinski won his first four major league games, including a no-hitter.  And maybe better than that one, depending on context.

9 hours ago, Bobby Burton said:

Give me a better start to a sports career anywhere?!?

Not better but Wilt Chamberlain 43 pts 28 rbs in his debut was pretty spectacular 

His cards are out of control already. Tap the brakes but unreal game 1

Also, in 1950, Whitey Ford, age 21, called up from the minors, went 9 and 1.  Spent the next two years in the military, but came back in 1953 and went 18 and 6, proving it was no fluke.

A seasonal debut, not a first game effort, but it was pretty amazing when it happened.