A historic debut for Wilson Ramos

It had been a long time since a Minnesota Twin had four hits in his major-league debut -- nearly 26 years, before top catching prospect Wilson Ramos did it today at Cleveland.

Formally called up from Class-AAA Rochester this morning, Ramos finished 4-for-5 with three singles and a double that came within a few feet of clearing the left-center field fence in the Twins' 8-3 win.

The last four-hit debut by a Twin? Kirby Puckett's on May 8, 1984 against the California Angels.

That's lofty company for Ramos, who stands to get a lot of playing time in the coming days (and perhaps weeks) if Joe Mauer's heel injury is worse than originally feared.

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