In his first at-bat against All-Star pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Vaughn connected with a 2-2 slider at the top of the zone. The ball left his bat at 101.8 mph and flew 409 feet to left center field for a three-run home run.
In 2000, a notable promotion named "John Rocker Awareness Night" successfully drew a large crowd to the Butte Copper Kings game, highlighting social awareness by offering free admission to individuals offended by Rocker's comments.
Dick Fitts has pitched in ten major league games so far in his young career, and aside from that one disastrous outing against the Angels a month ago when he gave up six runs in the first inning, he's been very solid.
"The long ball might not be the sustainable way of winning, but it was good enough for the New York Mets to snap their season-worst seven-game losing streak on Saturday night, clubbing a franchise-record seven solo home runs in an 11-4 win over the Phillies in Philadelphia."