Frederich Cepeda has had quite the week.

The Cuban star arrived in Japan May 11, had a introductory news conference the next day, and was in a Yomiuri Giants uniform, playing left field and hitting fourth, on May 15, probably before his jetlag had even worn off. He had an RBI single that night, then was 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts on Friday.

On Saturday, Cepeda homered off Hiroshima Carp ace Kenta Maeda and later took to the podium for his first hero interview as more than 46,000 roared their approval after the game.