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Colorado Rockies shortstop Ezequiel Tovar reflects on his ‘unexpected’ MLB debut

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Colorado Rockies shortstop Ezequiel Tovar reflects on his ‘unexpected’ MLB debut

Ezequiel Tovar made his MLB debut on Friday, September 23 against the San Diego Padres. He is the first player in Rockies history to record a hit on the second pitch of his career. Tova went 2-for-4 with a run scored and 3- for 10 in three games over the weekend. His dad, Rodney, has always been there for him. He plans to hit his first MLB home run. The last player to do so was Peter Lambert on June 6, 2019 against Chicago Cubs.

Ezequiel Tovar was called up to the Colorado Rockies. He was invited to 2022 MLB Futures Game. Tova is considered the shortstop of the future. José Iglesias' contract is up at the end of this season. Tovi is looking forward to playing in the Major Leagues.

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