DUBAI: Baseball in Dubai started with a bang on Friday night as Karachi Monarchs third baseman, Pavin Parks, hammered the first pitch in the league’s history deep out of the ballpark with a 350ft shot that sailed over the right field “Crawford Boxes.”
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Facing the Mumbai Cobra’s starting pitcher, Karan Patel – who was the first player of Indian descent drafted by an MLB club, and then the first draft pick in Baseball United history (2023) – Parks’ shot became the first hit, first home run, first run scored, and first RBI in Baseball United history.
The Monarchs bats were kept silent by Cobras pitchers until a wild ninth inning, that included another Parks blast – this time the first official Money Ball in league history – that cut a 4-1 deficit to 4-3 since the solo home run counted for double the runs as per Baseball United’s Money Ball rules. Karachi ended up scoring five runs in the inning, pulling out a surprising 6-4 come from behind victory on Opening Night.
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