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Dahl in a day’s work: Rockies prospect debuts
- Updated: July 26, 2016
BALTIMORE — After a lengthy day of cross-country travel, Rockies prospect David Dahl finally arrived at Camden Yards on Monday just before 5:00 p.m. ET, ready to make his Major League debut.
The travel issues, complete with a 90-minute delay in Fresno, Calif., and a missed connection, may have been the only thing that could have ultimately delayed Dahl’s ascent to the big leagues.
The Rockies officially recalled Dahl from Triple-A Albuquerque on Monday, and the club’s No. 2 prospect was in the starting lineup for the 3-2 loss against the Orioles.
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“It still hasn’t hit me yet,” said Dahl, who hit .484 (30-for-62) with five home runs and 16 RBIs in 16 games in Triple-A. “I’m just trying to take it all in.”
While Dahl arrived, his luggage never made the rescheduled connection. It all made for a memorable first day in the big leagues, in which the Rockies’ first-round pick from the 2012 Draft played left field with Mark Reynolds’ outfield glove, collected his first career hit while swinging Daniel Descalso’s bat and scored his first career run …
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