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Sean Murphy, the A's top position player prospect, was called up to the big league team on Sunday. On Wednesday, the catcher made his debut and, subsequently, a great first impression.

Murphy stepped up to the plate in the fifth and smacked a poorly located fastball over the right-center field fence. The home run was his first-ever hit in the big leagues.

u2705 First @MLB hit!

u2705 First @MLB home run!

Welcome to the bigs, Sean!#RootedInOakland pic.twitter.com/PiMWHLyNET— Oakland A's (@Athletics) September 5, 2019

Murphy's family, understandably, was stoked.