SAN DIEGO -- Manuel Margot waited 22 years to hit his first Major League home run. He waited about 45 minutes for the next one.
Margot, the Padres' top prospect, according to MLBPipeline.com, made sure his first home opener at Petco Park didn't go to waste. He led off the bottom of the first inning with a shot off Giants right-hander Matt Cain. Two innings later, he went deep again and became the first rookie in Padres history to go deep twice in their home opener.
Margot's first home run marked the only leadoff dinger in a home opener at Petco Park since the stadium opened in 2004.