VIDEO: Indians Top Prospect Oscar Mercado Blasts First Career MLB Home Run
By Thomas Carannante
It may not come in a winning effort, but Cleveland Indians top prospect Oscar Mercado can officially be anointed a big leaguer after Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. The 24-year-old outfielder went bridge for the first time in his young career.
Oscar Mercado 1st #MLB homer!
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) May 26, 2019
The #Indians No. 19 prospect has been ? since being called up on 5/14, and he's now batting .308 (8-for-26) in his @MLB career.
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No doubt about that one. Can the fan please get that ball to this young man?!
Before Sunday's series finale against Tampa, Mercado was slashing .261/.346/.391 with three extra-base hits and three RBI. Now that he's got his first home run out of the way, expect the kid to start getting more comfortable at the dish.