With his father watching from the stands, Jorge Soler had quite a Cubs debut. Soler homered in his first at-bat in the majors and had an RBI single Wednesday night, but the Cincinnati Reds held on for a 7-5 Nike NFL Jerseys from China victory behind Skip Schumaker's run-scoring double and single. Soler, a 22-year-old prospect from Cuba, was called up Wednesday after getting a nine-year, $30 million deal from the Cubs in 2012. He started in right field and batted fifth.
''He looked very comfortable in the box, as we were told about him before he got here, '' manager Rick Renteria said. After Luis Valbuena led off the second cheap Wholesale Jerseys online inning with a homer off Mat Latos (5-3), Soler hit a 2-1 pitch into the Reds' bullpen in center field. The last Cub to homer in his first at-bat also did it in Cincinnati - Starlin Castro off Homer Bailey on May 7, 2010.
He said his father, Jorge Sr., was in the stands for his debut. ''I felt real proud he was here, '' Soler said, with a coach translating. ''I was very excited. I felt real comfortable. ''Soler also had an RBI single off Jonathan Broxton in the eighth, cutting it to 6-5. Latos pitched into the eight and gave up four runs while fanning a season-high 10 batters.
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