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MLB Deep Cut #31, Saturday, October 24: “Name a player who homered on the day of their major league debut (since 1950).” The prompt had 248 valid answers, and nobody played it that day. Correct answers score more the fewer people name them, so the deepest cuts are the ones worth the most.
Answers and recap (spoilers)
Nobody named
Miguel Cabrera, Gary Gaetti, Bert Campaneris, Ruben Sierra, Todd Helton, Tim Wallach, Orlando Cepeda, Jay Bell, Carlos Lee, Will Clark, Ken Boyer, Jason Heyward, Jermaine Dye, Frank Howard, Bobby Bonds, Brandon Crawford, Ken Caminiti, Kent Hrbek, Jose Offerman, Alex Gonzalez, Bill White, Starlin Castro, Mike Napoli, Terry Steinbach, Starling Marte, Gerardo Parra, Tony Gonzalez, Ian Desmond, Kevin McReynolds, Frank Bolling, Jeff Francoeur, Javier Baez, Kendrys Morales, Wally Moon, Lenny Dykstra, Aaron Judge, Scott Brosius, Geoff Jenkins, Jason Bay, Jurickson Profar, Michael Taylor, Juan Soto, Delmon Young, Charles Johnson, Teoscar Hernandez, Eddie Rosario, Jonathan Schoop, Jorge Soler, Marlon Anderson, Alvin Davis, Ian Happ, Willy Adames, Kevin Youkilis, Roy Howell, Joe Cunningham, Dick Stuart, Adam Duvall, Miguel Olivo, Bob Nieman, Travis Lee, Trevor Story, Rusty Greer, Gates Brown, Carmelo Martinez, Johnnie LeMaster, Bob Horner, Greg Dobbs, Paul DeJong, Austin Riley, Brad Hawpe, Bill Stein, Joey Gallo, Chad Kreuter, Don Lock, Yordan Alvarez, Dan Pasqua, Eric Soderholm, John Ellis, John Kennedy, Trey Mancini, Brad Fullmer, Mike Fitzgerald, Carlos Quentin, Evan Gattis, Tim Laudner, Ryan O'Hearn, Mike Redmond, Eduardo Perez, Jeff Baker, Marcus Thames, Nomar Mazara, Ricky Jordan, Kevin Kouzmanoff, Kazuo Matsui, Dave McKay, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Jeremy Hermida, George Wright, Daniel Nava, Al Woods, Kosuke Fukudome, Jake Wood, Roberto Perez, Josh Bard, Roberto Pena, John Mayberry Jr., Clint Hurdle, Mike Jacobs, Tyler Stephenson, Brandon Guyer, Jake Cave, Bill Sudakis, Gunnar Henderson, Spencer Steer, Larry Haney, Christopher Morel, Bobby Smith, Keibert Ruiz, Joe Lefebvre, Jordan Schafer, J.P. Arencibia, Kenji Johjima, Benny Ayala, Coco Laboy, Nick Fortes, Danny Sheaffer, Chuck Tanner, Josh Jung, Sam Horn, Bobby Dalbec, Dick Nen, Hector Luna, Akil Baddoo, Kenta Maeda, Roy Foster, Joe Keough, Sam Hilliard, Devon Travis, John Montefusco, Joe Borchard, Brett Baty, Denny McLain, Clint Frazier, Ruben Mateo, Mark Quinn, Matt Wallner, Luis Gonzalez, Wander Franco, Jon Singleton, Rick Renick, Joey Meneses, Davis Schneider, Chris Richard, Carlos Perez, James Outman, Lou Marson, Nick Solak, Randy Kutcher, Elijah Dukes, John Bowker, Jason Jennings, Brent Abernathy, Casey Schmitt, Tom Wilson, Yoshi Tsutsugo, Tyler Austin, Rob Sperring, Russ Morman, Tom Milone, Joe Charboneau, Sergio Alcantara, Eliezer Alfonzo, Derek Fisher, Hector Villanueva, Don Leppert, Cole Tucker, Tookie Gilbert, Luis Campusano, Jhonkensy Noel, Bobby Locke, Jasson Dominguez, Moe Thacker, Isan Diaz, Paul Moskau, Kyle Lewis, Dave Schneck, Craig Wilson, Patrick Kivlehan, Carter Kieboom, Weston Wilson, Nate Eaton, Tommy Medica, Aramis Garcia, Steve Staggs, Mason Williams, Dom Nunez, Brett Pill, Oscar Taveras, Vaughn Grissom, Luke Hughes, Franklin Barreto, Trent Oeltjen, Ron Jones, Billy Parker, John Hester, Rene Pinto, Yohel Pozo, Gene Lamont, Gene Leek, Jerar Encarnacion, Wilkin Ramirez, Cuno Barragan, Ben Taylor, Marty Malloy, Jose Briceno, Seth Beer, Francisco Arcia, Jamie Nelson, Brandon Watson, Rece Hinds, Andre David, Hal Haydel, Ted Tappe, John Miller, Carson Williams, Alex Cabrera, Matt Skole, Zelous Wheeler, Frank Ernaga, Dave Machemer, Anderson Tejeda, Reggie Sanders, Bill Roman, Coco Montes, Jay Gainer, Ray Stephens, Jae-Gyun Hwang, Guillermo Garcia, Matt Gorski, Zach Cole, Tommy Giordano, Mark Saccomanno, Steven Hill, Keith McDonald, Dave Matranga, Mitch Lyden, Joe Dunand, Eddy Rodriguez.
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