ST. PETERSBURG -- Billy Burns did not have the ball waiting for him at his locker, but he understood how special it was.
"I hope [I get the ball] because I want to save that one," Burns said. "That one might not happen again, but we'll see."
If it never does happen again, the Athletics outfielder will have quite a story for his only career Major League home run.
Shortly after stepping into the batter's box to begin Sunday's 7-2 Athletics win against the Rays, Burns watched as Erasmo Ramirez wound up and fired an 89-mph fastball and decided to take a hack at it, sending the ball into the seats beyond the wall in right field.