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Career Notes 1996 Returning from a career-threatening wrist injury, he started the season at Class-AAA Ottawa ... Called up by the Montreal Expos on Apr. 29 to replace the injured Rondell White ... Used primarily off the bench, hit three pinch-hit home runs. 1995 Was placed on the 60-day DL May 16 ... Underwent the first of three surgeries ... Pins and metallic wire were inserted to repair the dislocation and fractures ... Returned to the active roster on September 11. 1993 Named Minor League Player of the Year by USA Today, The Sporting News and USA Baseball Weekly ... Also earned Eastern League (AA) MVP and Rookie of the Year honors ... Great things are expected of Floyd by Montreal fans, as evidenced by the standing ovation he received from more than 50,000 Olympic Stadium fans throughout his first at-bat in his major league debut, Sept. 18 ... Struck out in that at-bat against Philadelphia's Tommy Greene ... First hit was a single off New York's Bobby Jones Sept. 24 ... First home run came two days later, off Dave Telgheder of the Mets.
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