He'd pass Rico Petrocelli (210), Jimmie Foxx (222) and Bobby Doerr (223). At that point, he'd have just Manny Ramirez (274), Dwight Evans (379), Jim Rice (382), Carl Yastrzemski (452), David Ortiz ...
He is the youngest player to bat leadoff in his major league debut since Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr was 19 years and 13 days old in 1937. Peralta, making his first Opening Day start, retired the ...