Youngest Player in MLB Clobbers First Homerun

Michael Harris, the youngest player in the MLB, went deep for the first time last night. 

Michael Harris II is the youngest player in baseball and just hit his first-career home run‼️pic.twitter.com/zLGc72nh7A

— Kevin Keneely (@KevinKeneely1) June 14, 2022

Harris is ranked fifty-sixth out of the league's top prospects. He was called up directly from the Braves' AA affiliate, the Mississippi Braves, after starting in forty-three games this season. 

And while the hop from AA to pro may seem like a large one, his stats tell the story. Harris has a triple slash line of .305/.372/.506 this year in Mississippi, along with five homeruns, thirty-three RBIs, and eleven stolen bases.  

Harris crushed his first homerun last night: a 388-foot opposite field homer off Kyle Finnigan in the eighth inning.  

Harris has appeared in sixteen major league games this season, and his success has carried over. Batting .293/.317/.466, with one homerun, seven RBIs, and ten runs scored.

For such a young player, Harris has been awfully impressive during his first sixty pro plate appearances. 

Last night's homer only seems to suggest that this success will continue.  

Photo Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports