Mathisen was 2 for 18 coming into yesterday’s game.
“It felt great, obviously,” Mathisen said. “It’s a dream come true to hit home runs in the big leagues. It was awesome. I just wanted to get the barrel on the ball. That’s been my main focus. The first thing I felt was it get on the barrel and I was like, ‘Great, that’s a good start.’ And then I saw where it was and was like, ‘It’s got a shot.’ It went out, and it was awesome.”
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