Infielder Edwin Arroyo singled in the bottom of the ninth inning for his first big-league hit while making his MLB debut with the Cincinnati Reds during the team’s series opener June 1 against the Kansas City Royals at Great American Ball Park.
“Congratulations to Edwin Arroyo!” Reds.TV play-by-play announcer John Sadak said during the broadcast.
“You’ll remember that one for the rest of your life,” analyst Barry Larkin said of Arroyo’s hit. “The first of hopefully many.”
Arroyo struck out in his first three plate appearances.
Arroyo, who started at second base and batted eighth, was promoted from Triple-A Louisville when the team placed starting shortstop Elly De La Cruz on the injured list.
Arroyo was batting .323 with 11 home runs for Louisville when he was promoted.
Arroyo ranks third among MLB Pipeline’s top Reds prospects.
The Reds acquired Arroyo in a 2022 trade with the Seattle Mariners for Luis Castillo. Castillo, who posted a 3.62 ERA in 137 starts for the Reds over parts of six seasons in Cincinnati, was dealt at the trade deadline that year for Noelvi Marte, Arroyo, Andrew Moore and Levi Stoudt.
Arroyo was the 48th overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft. The Mariners selected Arroyo in the second round, five picks before the Reds took pitcher Andrew Abbott at No. 53 overall.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Edwin Arroyo gets first big-league hit for Reds in MLB debut vs Royals
Reporting by Dave Clark, Cincinnati Enquirer / Cincinnati Enquirer
USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect
