s ▁Iron ▁Man . ▁H ague ▁batt ed ▁. 3 0 9 ▁with ▁ 1 2 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 7 5 ▁runs ▁batt ed ▁in ▁( R B Is ) ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Tri ple - A ▁Indian apolis ▁Indians , ▁leading ▁the ▁International ▁League ▁in ▁hits ▁and ▁receiving ▁mid season ▁and ▁post season ▁International ▁League ▁All - Star ▁hon ors . ▁However , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁receive ▁a ▁September ▁call - up ▁to ▁Pitts burgh ▁as ▁the ▁team ▁already ▁had ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁first ▁bas emen ▁and ▁out field ers . ▁He ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁Pir ates ' ▁ 4 0 - man ▁ro ster ▁to ▁protect ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁Rule ▁ 5 ▁draft ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season . ▁ ▁After ▁impress ing ▁the ▁Pir ates ▁with ▁his ▁power ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁spring ▁training , ▁H ague ▁made ▁the ▁Pir ates ' ▁Open ing ▁Day ▁ro ster . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁ML B ▁debut ▁on ▁April ▁ 7 . ▁He ▁recorded ▁his ▁first ▁ML B ▁hit ▁on ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁a ▁pin ch - hit ▁R BI ▁single ▁off ▁Philadelphia ▁Phill ies ▁pitch er ▁K yle ▁K end rick . ▁He ▁played ▁in ▁ 3 0 ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁Pir ates ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁batt ing ▁. 2 2 9 ▁with ▁seven ▁R B Is ▁and ▁a ▁st olen ▁base . ▁He ▁spent ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁Indian apolis