Gift Ngoepe: South Africa's very first Major League Baseball star
He packs a massive swing and is definitely a star on the rise!
There is one man who is definitely putting South Africa on the map!
Polokwane-born Gift Ngoepe has become South Africa's first Major League Baseball player. Ngoepe is Pittsburgh Pirates' second baseman and managed to smash his first hit with the bat.
He was signed by the Pirates organisation in 2008 following a stint at a MLB academy in Italy. He played for South Africa at the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
“Representing my country and my continent‚ and them pushing me every single day‚ is awesome support and love from them‚” Ngoepe said.
Well, he sure did us proud! Watch the incredible moment below:
Gift Ngoepe, MLB’s first African-born player in history, picks up a hit in his first career at bat pic.twitter.com/NVwkjhGpeW
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) April 27, 2017