Marc Richard Sagmoen (born April 16, 1971) is an American former professional baseball

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. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 13th round of the

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and signed on June 8, 1993. After retiring from baseball, Sagmoen became a police officer in

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Inside-the-park home run

Sagmoen is one of the few players to record his first Major League base hit as an inside-the-park home run. It would also be the only home run he hit. This came on April 17, 1997, at Kauffman Stadium against the

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in the top of the 5th inning versus

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. The Rangers won the game 5 to 1.

Jersey number

Sagmoen made his Major League debut on April 15, 1997, wearing the #42 that he had been assigned by Rangers management. On that same day Major League Baseball retired the number league-wide in tribute to

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, commemorating the 50th anniversary of Robinson breaking the color barrier in 1947. Therefore Sagmoen became the last player to make his debut in the number.

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