He took advantage of it. He jumped on it right away and he hit the ball good. I didn't know it was his first major league at-bat.
"Rafael Alberto "Al" Reyes" is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. A right-handed pitcher and career relief pitcher/reliever, he played for seven teams; debuting on April 27, 1995 with the Milwaukee Brewers and playing for the Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, and Tampa Bay Rays/Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays, over the years. He was originally drafted by the Montreal Expos in .
He missed the Cardinals playoff run after tearing a ligament in his right elbow, and required reconstructive surgery.
In , he signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and was placed on the Durham Bulls minor league roster, but did not play a game that season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. On December 22, 2006, he re-signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, where he became their Closer (baseball)/closer. Reyes finished the year with 26 Save (baseball)/saves in 30 chances. Notably, his only blown saves came against the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Boston Red Sox.
More Al Reyes on Wikipedia.Tomorrow afternoon I'm going to start my rehab. I just want to get this done so I can come back.
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