St. Louis Cardinals' 23-year-old player Joshua Báez made history in his MLB debut, hitting three home runs in his first three at-bats, leading his team to an 8-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs. This was reported by infohub.kz.
Called up from Triple-A Memphis just before the game, Báez performed in front of 30 family members at Wrigley Field. "It's just unreal," he said. "To not only get a hit, but three home runs? It's crazy."
Báez hit the first pitch he saw from Matthew Boyd about 449 feet into the left-center bleachers. His next at-bat ended with a solo shot down the left-field line, and the third went the opposite way, giving him five RBIs.
According to Major League Baseball, Báez is the first player in modern baseball history to hit three home runs in his debut. The league cannot say with certainty whether the feat happened before 1901 due to a lack of game logs.
Cubs manager Craig Counsell praised Báez's performance: "He hit three different pitches for home runs. He had a great game. He beat us for sure."
It is worth noting that Báez was leading all Triple-A hitters with 34 home runs this season. He is the ninth player to make his major league debut for the Cardinals this season. He also became the 11th St. Louis player to homer in his first career at-bat (the last was Lane Thomas in 2019) and the sixth in club history to homer on the first pitch (Adam Wainwright last did it in 2006).