Junior Francisco Félix Sánchez (born ) is a Dominican former professional

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player who played in

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as an

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from –. Baseball records list his date of birth in October 1967, but the California Angels and Florida Marlins believed he was older, possibly by up to 10 years. On May 4, 1989, Félix hit the first pitch he saw in the big leagues for a

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off

Kirk McCaskill Kirk Edward McCaskill (born April 9, 1961) is a Canadian-American former Major League Baseball pitcher and former professional ice hockey player. He played in Major League Baseball for the California Angels and Chicago White Sox between 1985 and ...

, but his Blue Jays lost 3–2 in 10 innings. He was the 27th

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player ever to homer in his first major league

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, and the 10th to do so on the first pitch. In the same season on June 2, at

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, in

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, Félix hit an inside the park

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. On September 2, 1990, Félix caught the final out of the Blue Jays' first

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, thrown by

Dave Stieb Dave Andrew Stieb (; born July 22, 1957) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. A seven-time All-Star, he also won ''The Sporting News'' Pitcher of the Year Award in 1982. Stieb won 140 games i ...

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