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Home Sweet Homer: Athletics Rookie Denzel Clarke's 1st Major League HR Comes in His Native Toronto
- Athletics rookie Denzel Clarke, 25, launched his maiden major-league home run on Saturday at Toronto’s Rogers Centre, his hometown ballpark.
- Clarke made the milestone after being called up from Triple-A Las Vegas on May 23, following a 1-for-19 start with 15 strikeouts in six games.
- He hammered Fisher's first pitch for a 406-foot homer into the left-field seats, giving the Athletics a 5-4 lead in the fourth inning.
- Clarke showcased his defensive skills by making a spectacular catch to prevent Alejandro Kirk from hitting a home run, and he notched his first major-league RBI, demonstrating growth despite the team's 11-7 defeat on Friday.
- Having expected 150-200 friends and family at the four-game Toronto series, Clarke has provided them reasons to cheer early in his rookie season.
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Home sweet homer: Athletics rookie Denzel Clarke's 1st major league HR comes in his native Toronto
TORONTO (AP) — This weekend is turning into quite a homecoming for Denzel Clarke. The Athletics’ 25-year-old rookie hit his first major-league home run Saturday, going deep at Rogers Centre in his hometown of Toronto. Clarke told reporters last week he expected 150-200 friends and family to attend the four-game series, and he’s given them plenty to cheer so far. After going 1 for 19 with 15 strikeouts over his first six games as a big-leaguer, h…
Mike Wilner: Inside the Toronto homecoming of Denzel Clarke, the Athletics outfielder who’s still a Blue Jays fan at heart
Clarke, from Pickering, relied on his work ethic to reach the majors. He also had family to look up to — his first cousins are the Naylor brothers.
But What Do I Know? . . . Denzel Clarke, Abraham Toro, Jared Young, Roy Halladay - Cooperstowners in Canada
June 1, 2025 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada Some Canadian baseball news and notes from the past week: Clarke backs up Devon White comparison This last three days must feel like a dream for Denzel Clarke (Pickering, Ont.) who grew up a Toronto Blue Jays fan. For an article Matt Betts wrote for the Canadian Baseball Network on Thursday, Athletics manager Mark Kotsay compared Clarke’s glove work in centre field to that of five-time Blue Jay…
Canada's Denzel Clarke hits first MLB home run vs. Blue Jays
Toronto native Denzel Clarke is having quite a homecoming series. Playing in Toronto for the first time as a major leaguer, the Athletics outfielder put on a show in Friday’s game. The 25-year-old Clarke was one of the stars of the game, turning Alejandro Kirk’s near-homer into a 407-foot out, nearly robbing Nathan Lukes of an extra-base hit in the sixth and collecting the first run batted in and multi-hit game of an MLB career that started just…
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