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- Updated: September 1, 2016
DENVER — Rockies rookie Stephen Cardullo spent four years in independent ball before fulfilling his Major League dream. Now that he finally reached the Majors, he’s quickly made his mark with a pair of home runs — including a grand slam — on his 29th birthday Wednesday.
Cardullo hit a pinch-hit home run off Casey Fien in the seventh inning of the Rockies’ 7-0 win over the Dodgers in the first game of a split doubleheader. He topped that just hours later with a grand slam in the first inning of the second game off Dodgers starter Bud Norris.
“Growing up, you always visualize those things,” Cardullo said between games. “Bottom of the ninth, full count, bases loaded. Growing up, I wanted to hit my first home run as a walk-off. Getting that first home run is a special feeling.”
The journey has been long for Cardullo, who was a walk-on at Florida State before earning All-America honors his senior year. The D-backs selected him in the 24th round of the 2010 Draft, but the club released him after two years at Rookie-level ball. Four years of independent ball later — through London, Ontario; Florence, Ky.; and Pomona, N.Y. — the …
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