971. Curaçao’s Record-Breaking Texas Rangers Rookie: Jurickson Profar

At 19 years and 195 days:

• Youngest player to hit a home-run in a game since Adrian Beltre (19 years, 171 days) on Sept. 25, 1998.

• Youngest player since Andruw Jones on Sept. 22, 1996, to have a pair of extra-base hits in a game. Jones was 19 years and 152 days old (and is another Awesome kid from Curaçao)

• Youngest player since Johnny Callison (19 years and 181 days old on Sept. 9, 1958) to have a pair of extra-base hits in his Major League debut.

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I'm Carolina Gomes-Casseres, the creator of 1000 Awesome Things About Curaçao. I live in Manhattan but sometimes miss my first awesome island. Thanks for visiting!

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