St.Louis Cardinals rookie Joshua Báez’s first career game in the big leagues was something out of a movie.Báez made Major League Baseball history by hitting a home run in each of his first three plate appearances in the Cardinals' game against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field.
The 23-year-old wasted no time in his first-ever at bat, as he blasted the first pitch he saw in his major league career 450 feet to dead center field for a two-run homer to give the Cardinals a 3-0 lead.Báez pummeled Cubs starter Matt Boyd’s 93-mph fastball and sent the Cardinals’ dugout into a frenzy.The rookie rounded the bases with a smile on his face the entire time.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMJoshua Báez of the St.
Louis Cardinals hits a home run during the first inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill., on Aug.15, 2026.
(Jessie Alcheh/Getty Images)His second home run of the day came in the fourth inning, once again off Boyd.Báez worked the count full and then hammered Boyd's 78-mph changeup 382 feet into the left-field seats to give the Cardinals a 4-3 lead.Báez's third home run also came off Boyd, this time off an 83-mph slider on the outside of the plate.
The electrifying rookie hammered the ball 368 feet into the right-field seats for a two-run home run, giving the Cardinals a 6-3 lead.The Cardinals' dugout was in disbelief, with multiple players in awe of Báez's historic feat.The right-handed hitter homered to all three fields on three different pitches in his first three plate appearances of his career.
Báez homered off a fastball in his first at-bat to center field, a changeup to left field in his second at-bat, and a slider to right field in his third at-bat.It was a remarkable display of power in his first career game.ZERO BS.
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