Wacky Mariners/Astros Trade Leads To Bizarre Home Run Record

 

When the Seattle Mariners traded their closer Kendall Graveman to their division rival Houston Astros, right in the middle of a series with them, a lot of people were confused. But one of the players involved in the trade went out and made the most of it, establishing a major league first:

Abraham Toro homered for the Astros against the Mariners on Monday.

He was traded to Seattle on Tuesday and proceeded to homer for the Mariners AGAINST the Astros.

He's the first player in MLB history to homer for and against a single team on consecutive days.

h/t @EliasSports pic.twitter.com/cZnOF5lVD7

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) July 28, 2021

Third baseman Abraham Toro was one of the Astros going from Houston to Seattle. He homered against the Mariners in the game before the trade, then changed uniforms and homered for the Mariners against the Astros the next night. Not surprisingly, that's never happened before in major league history.

Abraham Toro:

First AB as a Mariner ✅
First HR as a Mariner ✅ pic.twitter.com/6e29x3gBOF

— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) July 28, 2021

You could say "welcome to Seattle, Abraham Toro," except that he already WAS in Seattle the night before. 

We can assume the new uniform felt good. 

Photo Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports