"Making his major-league debut on Tuesday night, the 21-year-old center fielder walked three times, scored two runs, stole a base, lined a triple triple for his first-ever big-league hit, and drove in two runs in the Mets' 10-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers."
"Tabbed as an on-base machine, Ewing's first plate appearance was a seven-pitch walk, which loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the second and the Mets trailing 2-0. Francisco Alvarez halved the deficit by beating out a double play. After flying out to the warning track in center field in the fourth, Ewing walked with one out in the sixth inning, quickly stole second, then came in to score when Bo Bichette's tailor-made double play ball was thrown into right field by Tigers third baseman Gage Workman."
"One frame later, he rocketed a 104.2 mph liner down the right field line for a triple, which scored Brett Baty from first. It made Ewing the first-ever Met to triple in his debut. He came in to score on Luis Torrens' RBI single to make it an 8-2 game."
"Ewing became just the 19th player since 1898 with multiple walks and a stolen base in his MLB debut, and the first to do so since his Mets teammate, Carson Benge, on Opening Day earlier this season. According to Sarah Langs, such a stat line has happened multiple times in the same season only once, when Sam Woodruff and Miller Huggins both did so for the Cincinnati Reds on consecutive days in 1904."
AJ Ewing made his major-league debut as a 21-year-old center fielder and delivered an immediate offensive impact. He walked three times, scored two runs, stole a base, hit a triple for his first big-league hit, and drove in two runs in a 10-2 Mets victory over the Detroit Tigers. His first plate appearance was a seven-pitch walk that loaded the bases while the Mets trailed 2-0. He later walked, stole second, and scored on a misplayed double play ball. In the next inning, he hit a 104.2 mph triple down the right field line, scoring Brett Baty, and later scored again on an RBI single. Freddy Peralta rebounded to post a quality start with two runs allowed over six innings.
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