Diamondbacks rookie enters rare company with 2 homers in debut

Arizona Diamondbacks 3rd baseman Jose Fernandez joined uncommon institution connected Tuesday nighttime arsenic helium deed 2 location runs successful his large league debut against the Detroit Tigers.

Fernandez deed his archetypal location tally successful the 4th inning – a solo changeable disconnected Casey Mize. It chopped the Diamondbacks’ shortage to 4 runs arsenic the Tigers piled connected 5 runs successful the 3rd inning.

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Arizona Diamondbacks' Jose Fernandez (11) celebrates aft hitting a location tally successful his archetypal crippled during the 4th inning of a shot crippled against the Detroit Tigers Tuesday, March 31, 2026, successful Phoenix.  (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

He was called upon successful the eighth inning to muster up heroics against All-Star person Kenley Jansen. Fernandez delivered a three-run changeable to headdress a six-run eighth inning. Arizona won the game, 7-5.

Fernandez, 22, became the seventh subordinate since 1900 to deed 2 location runs successful his debut.

"I returned to my days arsenic a kid — conscionable a imagination travel true," helium said.

Fernandez lone appeared connected the large league roster connected Monday aft missing the chopped to statesman the play past week. Arizona needed different feline connected the squad aft placing Pavin Smith connected the 10-day injured database with near elbow soreness. He finished 3-for-4 with 4 RBI and 2 runs scored.

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Arizona Diamondbacks' Jose Fernandez (11) looks skyward aft hitting a location tally successful his archetypal crippled during the 4th inning of a shot crippled against the Detroit Tigers Tuesday, March 31, 2026, successful Phoenix.  (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

"He deserves each this credit," Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. "We’re truthful arrogant of him. He’s a subordinate who came done our system, done our academy, and it’s a large story, a large shot story. We’ve known astir Jose for a agelong time. We knew helium was coming."

Fernandez is the 2nd subordinate successful the past week to deed 2 location runs successful his large league debut. Cleveland Guardians batter Chase DeLauter did it Thursday. He made his regular-season debut against the Seattle Mariners aft appearing archetypal successful the postseason.

Arizona Diamondbacks' Jose Fernandez gets a Gatorade bath aft hitting 2 location runs and 4 RBI's successful his archetypal large league shot crippled against the Detroit Tigers Tuesday, March 31, 2026, successful Phoenix.  (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

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Trevor Story (2016), J.P. Arencibia (2010), Mark Quinn (1999), Bert Campaneris (1964) and Bob Nieman (1951) besides accomplished the feat.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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