{"id":676776,"date":"2026-05-17T13:26:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T13:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/676776\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T13:26:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T13:26:14","slug":"area-high-school-graduate-reached-new-milestone-in-his-mlb-career-whio-tv-7-and-whio-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/676776\/","title":{"rendered":"Area high school graduate reached new milestone in his MLB career \u2013 WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"

SPRINGBORO, OH\/FLUSHING, NY \u2014 An area high school graduate reached a milestone this past week after being called up to play for a New York Major League Baseball team.<\/p>\n

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News Center 7 previously reported that <\/a>A.J Ewing, a Springboro High School graduate, made his New York Mets debut on May 14 against the Detroit Tigers.<\/p>\n

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In the same week that he was called up to the Mets, Ewing reached another milestone in his professional career. <\/p>\n

On Thursday, Ewing hit his first major league home run, according to a Facebook post. <\/a><\/p>\n

He became the first player since 1900 to record three walks, a triple, a stolen base, and multiple RBIS in his MLB debut. <\/p>\n

MLB Pipeline rates him as the Mets\u2019 No. 1<\/a>prospect and No. 78<\/a>in baseball.<\/p>\n

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