what would happen if??

[MIZantine Empire]

i have always wondered this. in baseball when a pitcher makes his first pitch in the big leagues they throw the ball to the dug out for him to keep. when a hitter gets his first hit in the bigs they also throw the ball to the dug out so he can keep it as well..what would happen if a pitcher made his first pitch in professional baseball against a guy making his first plate appearance, and he swings at it and smacks a hr or something? who gets the ball? lol

[Vox Populi]

The home run hitter. Seems kinda obvious under the circumstances.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Whoever the person who picks up the ball wants to give it to if he wants to give it up at all.

[MIZantine Empire]

i figured it would go to the hr hitter. but then would the pitcher get the second pitched ball? would he even want it? that seems like something u kinda dont wanna pass up. i always figured there was an un written rule that if the pitcher is making his debut the lead off man just kinda agrees to take the first pitch regardless.