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Nats 2B Luis Garcia 1st Player Born In 2000s To Hit Homer 

ATLANTA (AP) — Luis Garcia of the Washington Nationals became the first player born in the 2000s to hit a homer in the big leagues. 

The 20-year-old second baseman made history with a two-run shot into the right-field seats off Atlanta's Touki Toussaint in the second inning. 


Luis García is the first player born in 2000 or later to hit a home run. -- pic.twitter.com/urrstQ0v18

— MLB (@MLB) August 18, 2020

The youngest player in the majors, Garcia was born on May 16, 2000. He was called up by the Nationals on Friday after Starlin Castro went on the injured list with a broken right wrist.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports