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The Oakland Telegraph
7 September 2027
Morris homers in first major league plate appearance
By Homer Sareasy, young sluggers correspondent
Oakland slugging outfielder William Morris last night matched the feat of his colleague Javier Cruz a year ago by larroping a home run on his first major league plate appearance. Batting in the eight spot, he smoked Seattle starter Jose Gonzales into the Coliseum seats in the 3rd inning. He also hit a double next time he was up.
Unfortunately Morris's time in the lineup may be limited thanks to his team mates. Oakland lost the game 4-3 in extra innings, but would have won in regulation had it not been for an unearned run scored by the Mariners after an error by Brad Bradford. Bradford has been given the centre field role by Paulie Beane, the A's GM, after Eddie Holland's injury. However, if he carries on like this he won't have the role for long. Beane's response could be to instead move Martin Wilson into that vital defensive position, shift Bradford to left field and leave Morris out of the team. Morris said to reporters after the game, "It was a great day overall. I showed today I can slug a ball pretty hard, and I'll show Brad Bradford I can slug him pretty hard too, if his muppetry causes me to be dropped later on."
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