Watch: Wes Wilson’s father’s reaction after son hits first-ever Major League Home Run is all Heart

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Hitting the first home run of your major league career is certainly something memorable, and Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Wes Wilson took it to another level on Wednesday. His first career home run came on his first major league hit, leaving his father in tears.

Wilson has more than 2,500 hits in his minor league career, with 97 home runs in seven seasons. He had not been called up by a major league team once until the Phillies signed him this week.

On the third pitch he saw, the 28-year-old hit a solo home run against Washington Nationals pitcher MacKenzie Gore. The Phillies’ dugout erupted instantly and Wilson’s family followed suit. Moments later, cameras showed Wilson’s father in tears after the home run.

It was a history-making start to Wilson’s major league career and a moment he and his family will surely never forget. It will also be hard to top a first hit like that, but Wilson walked in his second plate appearance.

There have been 136 other instances in MLB where a player has hit a home run in his first at-bat, according to Baseball Almanac.

Wes Wilson's dad reacting to his son homering in his first big league at-bat is as cool as it gets pic.twitter.com/fTAVTTEtUH

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Aaron Judge, Adam Wainwright, Starling Marte and Wilson Contreras are just a few of the active players who make that list. Only two Hall of Fame members – Hoyt Wilhelm in 1952 and Earl Averill in 1929 – hit home runs their first time at the plate.