David Dahl, a former All-Star and first-rounder, made an immediate impact with the Phillies by hitting a homer in his first game. Dahl, who homered four times last week for triple-A Lehigh Valley, has barely played in the big leagues in the last three seasons. The Phillies transferred RHP Michael Rucker to the 60-day injured list to open a spot for Dahl, who has over 1,200 major-league plate appearances, with 12 homers, including four in the last week for Lehigh Valley. Dahl's performance highlights the importance of seizing opportunities in baseball.
David Dahl is gonna be a first-ballot Wilson Valdez Hall of Famer
David Dahl said the standing ovation he received in left field after his homer tonight was “probably the coolest thing I’ve experienced on a baseball field.”
Once again, it’s someone different every night. David Dahl, called up, immediately making an impact. Nice pitching by Wheeler. Nice ovation for Rhys. 42-19. #RingTheBell
David Dahl, a former All-Star and first-rounder, has barely gotten any big-league playing time the last three seasons but is taking early advantage of an opportunity with the Phillies. https://t.co/d2eRXhA5QO
David Dahl doing this today (and to be clear, he might regress and be a bad MLB hitter over the long term) speaks to why it would have been insane to keep Jake Cave just because he was a lefty bat
David Dahl, who homered four times last week for triple-A Lehigh Valley, smashes a homer in his first game with the #Phillies. When you're hot, you're hot.
To open a spot on 40-man roster for Dahl, the #Phillies transferred RHP Michael Rucker to 60-day injured list. Dahl, who has more than 1,200 major-league plate appearances (most w/Colorado) has 12 homers, including four in the last week for Lehigh Valley. https://t.co/v9aaPMjljd
Zack Wheeler vs. Rhys Hoskins should be a fun matchup. 👀 Coverage starts at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSP. 📺 https://t.co/X7ZiXM8MyL