1.   He promptly served up a three-run shot to the first major leaguer he faced, Valentin.

2.   If Barry Bonds is voted the Most Valuable Player in the National League this year, he will be the first major leaguer to win it four times.

3.   That case drew national attention because Aikens and three other Royals were the first active major leaguers ever sentenced to prison for drug charges.

4.   Bell has one year left on the free agent contract that made him the first major leaguer on the Diamondbacks roster.

5.   Nilsson, the first Australian major leaguer ever to play Japanese ball, was expected to post big numbers for Chunichi.

6.   Nilsson will be the first Australian major leaguer to play in Japan, Dragons spokesman Tetsuo Ishiguro said.

7.   Sammy Sosa became the first major leaguer with a trio of three-homer games in a season.

8.   Green became the first major leaguer to hit seven home runs in three games.