Tuesday night was a night of firsts for Philadelphia Phillies rookie first baseman Tommy Joseph. Just four days after his call-up to the bigs, he hit his first home run, had his first three-hit game, hit cleanup for the first time, and was involved in his first challenged play. A player's first major league homer is something he never forgets, and Joseph's came early in the Phillies' game against the Miami Marlins. In the bottom of the second inning, Joseph was leading off against Marlins pitcher Wei-Yin Chen. Chen's 1-2 pitch to Joseph was right down the middle, and Joseph hit a bullet to far left field that just cleared the big yellow foul pole. [ Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now ] After Joseph made his trip around the bases, he came back to -- what else? -- an empty, silent dugout. It didn't take long for his teammates to rush out and mob him with congratulations. It's been a long, tough road for Joseph to get here. He was one of the first pieces the Phillies obtained in their rebuilding effort. He came over from the San Francisco Giants in 2012 when the Phillies, recognizing that 2012 wasn't going to be like their 102-win 2011 season, traded Hunter Pence. Back...