Lazaro Montes drills deep home run in MLB debut to help power Mariners past Red Sox
Lazaro Montes is now the first Mariners player with multiple hits in his MLB debut since Ichiro Suzuki’s start with the franchise back in 2001.
Lazaro Montes made an impressive debut with the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night, hitting his first Major League Baseball home run in the fifth inning. This marked the first time a Mariners player had multiple hits in their MLB debut since Ichiro Suzuki's start in 2001, as reported by MLB.com. Montes, the Mariners' No. 5 prospect, began his MLB career with a run batted in (RBI) before hitting the deep homer to straightaway center.
This home run, coupled with a 9-6 win over the Boston Red Sox, helped the Mariners take a 9-1 lead at that point. His wife, Monica, and their young son celebrated his milestone in the stands. Montes is now one of just six Mariners players to achieve a home run in their debut, joining an elite group in franchise history. The Mariners' roster expansion on Tuesday saw Montes thrown into their starting lineup as their designated hitter.
This win, which put the Mariners at 65-74 on the season and in third place in the AL West, broke a five-game losing streak for the team.
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