He proceeded to slap hands with invisible teammates, before his teammates gave in and congratulated him. When returning to the dugout, Youkilis was greeted with the silent treatment. In his second major league at-bat, Youkilis hit a home run off 1996 Cy Young Award winner Pat Hentgen, for his first major league hit. He started his first major league game at third base, and was 2-4 in the game.
In 2004, Youkilis started the season with the Pawtucket Red Sox, but was called up on May 15, when Red Sox starting third baseman Bill Mueller was placed on the disabled list. In the book Lewis refers to Youkilis as "Euclis: The Greek God of Walks" and reveals that Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane tried to trade for Youkilis multiple times throughout his minor league career. Youkilis was also mentioned in the 2003 book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, by Michael Lewis. Between the two teams, Youkilis reached base in 71 consecutive games, tying the minor league record previously held by Kevin Millar. Later in the season, he was promoted to AAA Pawtucket. Youkilis started the 2003 season with the AA Portland Sea Dogs, where he earned a spot on the 2003 Eastern League All-Star team. 316 average, 8 home runs, and 80 runs batted in between the three teams. He was awarded the 2002 Red Sox Minor League Player of the Year honors for his. In 2002, Youkilis appeared in 15 games for Augusta, before being promoted to the Sarasota Sox and later the, Trenton Thunder. 317 with scored 58 runs in 59 games He was later promoted to the Class Low-A Augusta GreenJackets of the South Atlantic League, where he played five games. Youkilis made his professional debut for the Class Short-A Lowell Spinners of the New York-Penn League, as a catcher. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2001 amateur draft, in the 8th round (243rd overall). He attended the University of Cincinnati, where he set school records for home runs (53), slugging percentage (.627) and On-Base Percentage (.499). He attended Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, where he was a member of the 1994 AAU National Champion baseball team. At the age of 14, he had one line in the 1994 romantic comedy "Milk Money," which starred Melanie Griffith and was filmed in Youkilis' hometown of Cincinnati. Kevin Youkilis was the son of a jewelry wholesaler.
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