First posted in Robert LaHue’s blog Mid-Valley Notebook:

Latest news on the Max Stassi front:

UPDATE: And it’s big enough to put it all in bold text. In Tuesday’s game against the Rangers, Stassi added another first: First big-league spring training home run.

Stassi hit the solo shot with two outs in the seventh inning off Venezuelan righty Guillermo Moscoso, who was a September call-up for Texas last season.

Stassi left the game in the ninth inning with a knee contusion, and the Associated Press is reporting he’ll likely be headed to minor league camp tomorrow.

Box score

The 18-year-old Yuba Citian (well, 18 for a few more days) took his first spring training at-bat in the big leagues yesterday for the Oakland A’s in their 10-3 Cactus League loss to the Chicago Cubs.

Stassi came in to hit for Coco Crisp as the A’s designated hitter in the eighth inning, hitting into a ground out against six-year big-league veteran lefty Tom Gorzelanny.

Box score of the game.

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