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Bruce passes mentor Dunn for GABP HR record
- Updated: May 19, 2016
CINCINNATI — When Reds right fielder Jay Bruce arrived in the Major Leagues as a fresh-faced 21-year-old in 2008, he had a veteran in Adam Dunn to look up to.
“I have all the respect in the world for him,” Bruce said. “He kind of raised me as a Major Leaguer in a lot of ways. Taught me how to respect the game and he taught me, I was young, 21 years old coming up, and as a 21-year-old, as a young kid in the Major Leagues, there are some things that you need to learn and need to kind of go about your business, be quiet, be professional.”
In the fourth inning of Wednesday’s 8-7 loss in 12 innings against the Indians, the student finally surpassed the teacher. Bruce hit a first-pitch changeup from Mike Clevinger for a two-out solo home run into the first row of seats in right field. It was Bruce’s seventh homer of the season, but it was also his 127th at Great American Ball Park — making him the stadium’s new …
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