Edgar Martinez (SEA) hits the first homerun in his Major League career (5/6/89)

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00:00One and two the count to Edgar Edgar from New York City on the pitch.

00:06There's a drive deep in the left field.

00:08Back goes Orselak onto the warning track.

00:10He turns.

00:10He looks up.

00:11This one is gone.

00:12A home run just to the left of the 360 foot sign and up into the seats.

00:17And Edgar Martinez has his first major league home run.

00:24Martinez had come to bat 127 times without one until just now.

00:30And so Martinez one of the top players out of the Mariners farm system for whom they had big hopes.

00:39For the first time this year starts to deliver on them.

00:42So it is three to one.

00:44Looked like Ballard tried to come inside on him and didn't get it far enough in.

00:50Three to one Seattle.

00:51Three runs are home.