Who was the last player to hit a home run in his first major league at-bat prior to 2010?

John Hester of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Augus 28, 2009 hit a Home Run in his First major league at bat. Since then Jayson ward of the Atlanta Braves on April 5, 2010, Luke Hughes of the Minnesota Twins on April 29, 2010 and Starlin Castro of the Chicago Cubs on May 07, 2010 have accomplished the feat. To date there has been 105 players who have banged out a first at bat homers.

Joe Harrington playing for Boston of the National League was the first on September 10, 1985 to homer in his first at bat. Pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm hit his first and only professional major league home run in his first at bat on April 23, 1952. The American League has had a total of 43 first at bat homers, while the National League lays claim to 62.

The following is a direct quote from the baseball almanac:http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats5.shtml “Hoyt Wilhelm, a future National Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, hit a home run during his first at-bat then had a twenty-one year career without hitting one more long ball. Too easy? Did you know that both Ernie Koy (Brooklyn) and Heinie Mueller (Philadelphia) hit their home runs on the same exact date in the same game and it just happened to be on Opening Day?

On April 21, 1898, Bill Duggleby became the first player on this page whose home run was a grand slam. On June 25, 1968, Bobby Bonds hit a grand slam during his first Major League game (like Duggleby), but it was during his third at-bat. In 2005 Duggleby's record was finally (107 years later) tied by Marlins prospect Jeremy Hermida and in 2006 Kevin Kouzmanoff took it one step further when he became the first player ever whose first home run was a grand slam which was hit with the first major league pitch he ever saw!

Bob Nieman, who accomplished the feat on September 14, 1951, and Keith McDonald, who accomplished the feat on September 14, 1951, are the only players in major league history to hit another home run during their second consecutive at-bat — Nieman did it during the same game & McDonald did it during his next game played on September 14, 1951. €?.

John Hester of the Arizona Diamondbacks was the last player before 2010 to hit a home run in his first major league at bat. He hit it off of Wilson Lopez of the Houston Astros on August 28, 2009. Hester had just been called up from Triple-A affiliate Reno, where he hit .328 with 9 home runs and 66 rbi's.

Hester didn't play much the rest of the season and finished with a .250 batting average and four rbi's in 28 at bats. Through May 20, 2010, Hester has appeared in 13 games for the Diamondbacks. He has a .212 average with three rbi's in 33 at bats.

John Hester was drafted out of Stanford University in the 13th round of the 2006 draft. He played one season in each of the minor league affiliates and has appeared in 2 games for Triple-A Reno in 2010. Hester has 37 career minor league home runs, 90 doubles, 12 triples, 201 rbi's, 26 stolen bases and a .285 average in 1,133 at bats.

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