James Outman

DENVER -- When James Outman was called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday, the 25-year-old outfielder and the Dodgers' No.

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It's kind of what I've been envisioning ever since I was like 8 years old." In his first Major League plate appearance, Outman launched a home run off of Rockies starter Germán Márquez that traveled a Statcast-projected 405 feet to right-center field and into Colorado’s bullpen to give the Dodgers a 2-0 lead in the third inning. In the eighth, he belted an RBI double to right-center field. "It was a dream come true... DENVER -- When James Outman was called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday, the 25-year-old outfielder and the Dodgers' No. 17 prospect was asked a multitude of standard questions for a ballplayer on the precipice of making his Major League debut. “I was just running high on adrenaline,” Outman said. It's kind of what I've been envisioning ever since I was like 8 years old." "It was a dream come true...