MINNEAPOLIS — As Eddie Rosario leaned against his locker and checked the hundreds of congratulatory text messages and voicemails, his grin was still a mile wide.
Rosario homered on the first pitch he saw in his major league career, Eduardo Escobar homered and had five RBIs and the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 13-0 on Wednesday night.
"This at-bat I dreamed about my whole life," said Rosario, who had five family members from Puerto Rico in the stands and plans to give the ball to his father and grandfather.
"Everybody try their first at-bat for a home run, base hit.