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26/04/2017 Gift Ngoepe is the first African-born player to join baseball's major league

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CHC@PIT: Ngoepe makes his Majors debut at second base

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CHC@PIT: Ngoepe singles to tally first career hit

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Player Feature - Gift Ngoepe

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CHC@PIT: Ngoepe discusses nerves on making his debut

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Pirates' Gift Ngoepe after his MLB debut 4/26/17

Mpho' Gift Ngoepe is a South African professional baseball shortstop and second baseman in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Toronto Blue Jays. In 2017, he became the first native of continental Africa to reach the Major Leagues.