Inky-Dinky-Don't do the minors. In fact, Pete was one of only seven players to not play in the Minors before going into Major League baseball.
The Texas Rangers offered him a starting spot in right field. On the first day of training camp Inky drilled a pitch 380 feet to left-center that actually went through the wall. A Legend was born.
Incaviglia hit 30 home runs his rookie season and came oh so close to breaking a Major League record in just his first year! Of course, that record was for most strikeouts, Inky had 185 of them in his rookie season, earning him the title of "Human Air Conditioner" in many baseball magazines.
After five solid seasons with the Rangers and a couple years of bouncing between Detroit and Houston, Pete a found a new home away from home in Phildelphia...
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