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Spencer Jones was thrown right into the fire in his Yankees debut.
The 24-year-old slugger had to face a tough Milwaukee staff headlined by ace right-hander Jacob Misiorowski over his first three games at the big-league level.
Jones looked a bit overmatched, striking out four times in his six at-bats Friday and Saturday, but he finally delivered the elusive first knock and RBI early on Sunday.
After opened the top of the second with a double, he ripped the first pitch he saw from Brewers right-hander right back up the middle for a single.
Spencer Jones faced challenges during his opening weekend but managed to secure his first big-league hit.
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The liner left the bat at a whopping 106.4 mph.
Jones celebrated at first base then pointed towards his teammates and fired-up family, sitting in the front row behind the Yankeesâ dugout.
âIt was super exciting,â Jones said. âIâm glad that my family was here to share that with me, my teammates were rooting me on, I got a lot of congratulations, and I was excited to be able to get a run across for the guys -- just a special moment.â
He finished the day hitless across his other three at-bats.
Despite reached base just two times in his first weekend up with the club, Aaron Boone actually liked what he saw from the free-swinger at the plate.
âHe had a lot of good at-bats,â the skipper said. âWas able to get the first one today which everyone was excited about, got some decent swings off, was recognizing the zone well, wasnât chasing, but also ran into some tough matchups.â
Despite those tough matchups, the youngster feels heâs adjusting well.
âTrial by fire is the best way to do it,â Jones said. âGetting exposed to a lot of really good arms is the best way to get your feet wet -- as the days have gone Iâve settled in more, Iâm starting to feel comfortable and do what I do, and moving forward Iâll be in a good spot.â