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This date in FOX Sports Arizona history

On Sept. 7, 1996, FOX Sports Arizona hit the airwaves with our first telecast — a Pac-10 football showdown between Washington and Arizona State. Check back with us daily as we recount some of the top sports moments in Arizona during our 20 years of serving the state’s sports fans.

May 13
2009

Gerardo Parra, making his major-league debut, homers in his first at-bat to become the second Diamondbacks player and 100th in MLB history to hit a home run in his first plate appearance.

2012

The Coyotes suffer a 4-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals in Glendale.