Blue Jays Alan Roden gets first hit in MLB debut

It wasn't a rocket, but it didn't need to be. Roden sent a Zach Eflin sinker back up the middle, and it just snuck past the glove of diving second baseman Jordan Westburg.

The 25-year-old is typically fairly reserved on the field, but the broadcast caught a smile cracking through as Roden got back to the bag at first.

Roden has the ball sitting in his locker now, which he might give to his dad. There were some first-inning jitters out there, but he looked like he belonged, going 1-for-2 with a walk.

This was one of the lone bright spots for the Blue Jays, who lost, 12-2, to the Orioles and welcomed Roden to the Majors by forcing him to watch fly balls soar over his head every 20 minutes.

Schneider joked that he wasn't exactly in a hugging mood when it happened, so Roden got a fist bump to hold him over and he'd talk with him again after the game. It's a start, though, and for a team that's looking for some sense of hope -- especially on offense -- a start has to be worth something.