If this is what Wander Time looks like, Tropicana Field is about to get a lot buzzier.
This was not your typical big league debut, and it sure as heck wasn’t your normal Tuesday night at a Rays game.
By his third plate appearance, that name was going viral with the first-pitch, line-drive homer.
The Rays may have outperformed nearly every team in the American League since 2008, but they’ve never had a player such as this.
When a photographer began snapping pictures of Joey Wendle before batting practice, the Rays infielder jokingly chided him.
The 15-year-old from Fort Myers had tried to get his grandparents to take him to the game, but they didn’t want to drive at night, so Hoefling hitched a ride with friends who were going.
When Franco hit his fifth-inning drive, Hoefling said he dove in front of another fan and caught the ball in his glove.
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