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Yoenis Cespedes made his spring debut with the A's Saturday, facing the Johnny Cueto and the Cincinnati Reds.
Donning the Green and Gold for the first time in a game, Cespedes looked healthy, fit and decked out in wristbands and accoutrement.
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Cespedes, batting second, came to the plate in the first inning. He watched his first MLB offering into the catcher's glove, a ball outside. Cespedes then took a called strike and stepped out of the box to resettle himself. He then showed a good eye and patience at the plate, taking a ball low and a ball inside to get to 3-1.
In the hitter's count, Cespedes opted not to swing, taking an inside strike before holding off on the 3-2 pitch, a ball inside.
His walk contributed to the A's first-inning, run-scoring rally.
Cespedes came to the plate in the second inning, and lashed an RBI single back up the middle off Cueto.